---------------------------------Cech-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Ivanovic-----------Alex----------------JT------------Cole------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----Ramires------------Essien------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------Benayoun--------- ------------------------------Lampard------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------Anelka----------------Drogba-------------------- Essien: I see many have dropped Essien but I feel he is an essential player to the team who works tirelessly. Our win% is lower without him which shows the amount of work he puts in. It's true he's not the player he used to be (with his passing being sloppy as late) but I feel he performed well against City and our 2-1 win against United in the league. Benayoun: Praying that he can inject some creativity into the team. Hopefully he'll play against Wigan with Torres. Ramires: Get's in the box (the goal against city, the penalty we should have had on wednesday), works hard, quick, flashes of brilliance. Anelka + Drogba: They have a good understanding in comparison to the other strikers. We've seen the other combinations of strikers (even Kalou+Torres) but, I feel these two have the understanding to beat a team like United. Anelka can be hit and miss but Torres is always miss since joining