Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren vying for Chelsea return following eye injury

Image: Lovren took to Instagram to show his eye is on the mend

Dejan Lovren's chances of being available for Friday's trip to Chelsea have greatly improved, following an image he posted on Instagram, which appears to show that his heavily bruised eye is on the mend.

The Croatian defender was forced to sit out Saturday's victory over Leicester following a training ground accident last week.

Live Friday Night Football

The first image he posted on Saturday showed a huge swelling under the right eye, although an update posted on Tuesday titled 'Looks Much Better' shows great improvement.

Three months' half-price Sky Sports

Watch the Premier League, Ryder Cup and the EFL Cup

The swelling has gone down considerably and Sky Sports News HQ are reporting he could be back in training very shortly.

Also See:

The 27-year-old Lovren is currently in his third season at Anfield, having joined from Southampton during the summer of 2014 for a fee of £20m.

Watch Chelsea v Liverpool, the Ryder Cup and all the Premier League and EFL Cup as part of our three months' half-price offer.

Outbrain