Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insisted victory over Middlesbrough was never in doubt after Didier Drogba grabbed a winner 10 minutes from time at the Riverside Stadium.
Drogba sidefooted home Frank Lampard’s clever free-kick to lift the Blues above Arsenal to the top of the Premiership.
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