Geremi the hero as Blues earn vital win

THE ARRIVAL of Roman Abramovich saw Chelsea acquire untold new wealth, and with it came the expectation that they would be in the market every summer for the most decorated names in the game.

Mourinho duly lured Andriy Shevchencko and Michael Ballack to West London last summer, but is ever mindful of the value some of the less illustrious names have to his plans for domestic and European dominance.

In their glory years of the nineties, Manchester United had Phil Neville, Arsenal had Gilles Grimandi. Even further back Liverpool had Ronnie Whelan and Everton had Alan Harper.