Veron aims to live up to Ranieri’s lofty claims

JUAN SEBASTIAN VERON has declared it is time for him to live up to his manager’s claim that he is the best midfield player in the world.

When Chelsea chief Claudio Ranieri paid £16m in the summer to sign Veron from Manchester United, he hailed the Argentinian international as the best midfielder in the world.

Veron got off to a flying start, scoring in the team's winning opening to the Barclaycard Premiership campaign at Liverpool, but has failed to impress since.