IT IS fair to assume that Eidur Gudjohnsen is not the player he once was.

JOSE MOURINHO will continue to champion the cause of Eidur Gudjohnsen even though the Icelandic striker failed to kill off battling Bolton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Chelsea need to stick with underfire front pairing of Eidur Gudjohnsen and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in their vital Premiership clash with Manchester United – so says their greatest ever goalscorer.