Should Essien leave? Not sure about that... and losing Essien means losing 5 players (He can cover so much positions! especially RB) He is not as good as he was, he definitely had a dipped in form. Honestly but I feel Mikel and him are both very similiar. So far I think Essien is much better on the right side of the pitch to provide crosses. Did we played badly? Yes for the first half but no for the second half. We have 20 shots but only 7 on target. Apprantly VDS made more saves than Cech did. This shows how "clinical" we are infront of goals. Probably Ancelotti forgot to tell the team to close United down... As usual, will like to see a creative midfielder to create more chances, do magical things.