Blues pair should be fit for weekend

Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba should figure for Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday despite being injured at Werder Bremen …

Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba should figure for Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday despite being injured at Werder Bremen last night.

The reigning Premiership champions face a massive test against a Manchester United already three points clear in the title race.

But German midfielder Ballack and Ivory Coast striker Drogba should be fit for the big summit meeting despite picking up knocks in the Champions League defeat.

Mourinho said: "Ballack's injury is nothing special. It is just pain. The opposing player put his studs on his muscle and it is just painful.

"Didier is the same. He has a pain in the ankle but it is nothing serious. Normally, he will be fit enough for Sunday."

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