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Mourinho shows Drogba faith

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, insists Didier Drogba is still part of his plans despite the arrival of Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan.

The Ivory Coast striker has revealed a desire to leave Stamford Bridge but Mourinho believes the two strikers can form a formidable partnership.

"A lot of people were speaking about Andriy to come and Didier Drogba to go but that was never, never, never the idea," Mourinho told Chelsea TV.

"They are two strikers with very different qualities."

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