Drogba 2 Wenger 0: Deja vu from top gun , as Arsenal's nemesis strikes again

08 February 2010 11:21
Didier Drogba confirmed his status as Arsenal's nemesis with two goals to take Chelsea back to the top of the Barclays Premier League. [LNB]Drogba, who set up a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, has now scored a dozen goals in 10 starts against the Gunners. [LNB]Arsene Wenger's club have not won the title since Drogba arrived in English football. [LNB] Didier drama: Drogba celebrates his opening goal as Almunia is left sprawling[LNB]The striker has scored 22 in 26 games this season in allcompetitions, despite missing a month at the Africa Cup of Nations withIvory Coast. [LNB]'Didier has come back with fantastic motivation,' said Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti. [LNB]'He is fantastic against Arsenal. But it is not only against Arsenal. This season he has been scoring consistently.' [LNB]Drogba's first was a simple finish from close range but his secondwas a spectacular left-footed strike at the end of a sweeping counterattack. [LNB] Hotshot: Drogba fires home his second goal against Arsenal[LNB][LNB]'I wanted to score against Arsenal but the most important thing isto be top of the League,' said Drogba. Wenger conceded his title dreamshad been damaged by a familiar foe.[LNB] 'He has respected his record against us,' he said. 'We are not in the best of positions but we will not give up.' [LNB]This result, following a goalless draw at Aston Villa and a 3-1defeat at home to Manchester United, left Arsenal nine points behindChelsea. Drogba was outstanding but there was another impressivedisplay from John Terry just two days after he was stripped of theEngland captaincy.[LNB]'For Chelsea he is a perfect captain,' said Ancelotti. 'He has afantastic attitude. For the team, it is very important to have hisleadership.' [LNB] John Terry is still my world beater, says England manager Fabio CapelloChelsea 2 Arsenal 0: Deadly Didier Drogba rifles Blues to the summit as John Terry stands tall to wreck Gunners' title bidPICTURE SPECIAL: Chelsea fans show their support for under-fire captain John TerryCHELSEA FC

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