Mourinho looks to Robben for goals

JOSE MOURINHO has targeted Chelsea’s November 6 encounter with high-flying Everton as the day Arjen Robben will return to lift the Blues out of their striking crisis.

Robben has yet to play a competitive game since his £12m summer move from PSV Eindhoven, having picked up a knee injury in pre-season training. The 20-year-old was badly missed at Eastlands as Chelsea meekly surrendered their unbeaten record to Manchester City and slipped five points adrift of Arsenal.

With top scorer Didier Drogba out for at least another five weeks with a groin problem and Adrian Mutu ruled out indefinitely after clashing with his manager over the seriousness of his own knee injury, Chelsea’s toothless attack badly needs a lift.

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