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Joe Cole wants to see an angry Romelu Lukaku take to the field against Liverpool in this weekend's Carabao Cup final.

The Belgian striker's place in Chelsea's team has come under a great deal of scrutiny following his performance against Crystal Palace which saw him take just seven touches over the course of 90 minutes.

Lukaku was then taken out of the firing line against Lille in the Champions League, but saw Kai Havertz score in the fixture while leading the line.

Over the course of the season and in the aftermath of the forward's notorious Sky Italia interview, there has been a great deal of debate of whether Lukaku must do more to be successful in Blue or whether Thomas Tuchel's system simply doesn't suit the £97.5 million signing.

Cole thinks the reasons for Lukaku's current form are plentiful, but that making an impact against Liverpool could act as a springboard.

"The answer is always in the middle," said the former Chelsea star. "It's never always going to be Romelu's fault, the team's fault, the system's fault. Footballer's aren't robots. He isn't at his confident best because he's not playing as well as he can.

"I think he's got the right manager. I think Thomas Tuchel took him out of the fire because Chelsea have the options to