Drogba could be set for the chop

GUUS HIDDINK has hinted he will drop Didier Drogba for Chelsea’s meeting with Arsenal tomorrow, although the Dutch manager believes the striker should not face club sanctions for his foul-mouthed televised outburst after Wednesday’s acrimonious Champions League exit to Barcelona.

Drogba provoked dismay amongst senior members of the Chelsea hierarchy for angrily claiming to a Sky TV camera that the club’s away goals defeat to Barca, which was effectively sealed by Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo refusing four legitimate penalty appeals, was “a f***** disgrace”.

Hiddink denied that Roman Abramovich, the club owner, had raised Drogba’s behaviour when they met on Thursday, although a final decision on whether the Ivory Coast striker should be docked wages is not believed to have been made yet.