And Rodgers revealed before kick off that despite his side's upturn in form, a draw in the first leg would not be seen as a tragedy.
"We're in a different moment now, and it'll be a tight game," he told Sky Sports.
Mourinho and Rodgers preview League Cup clash [AMBIENT]
"The objective is to go into the second leg still in the tie.
"Ideally we'd like to win, but a draw or a 0-0 is not a bad result - we've got confidence travelling away from home now because of the way we've been performing."
Liverpool went a goal behind thanks to Eden Hazard's early penalty. But Raheem Sterling saved the Reds' blushes with a superb second-half strike to take a 1-1 draw to Stamford Bridge next week.
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