Essien eyes return

Michael Essien hopes to be back in action for Chelsea next month after making encouraging progress in his recovery from knee ligament damage.

Essien eyes return
Wed, 18 Feb, 2009 - 16:09

Michael Essien hopes to be back in action for Chelsea next month after making encouraging progress in his recovery from knee ligament damage.

It was initially feared the powerful Ghana midfielder would miss the entire season after sustaining the injury in September while on international duty.

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