Igor’s late show foils Dons
GDrogba won 11 major trophies for Chelsea, scoring in all of his nine cup finals. And it all began with a 3-2 League Cup triumph over Liverpool in 2005.
Higuain intends to take over the hero’s mantle against Manchester City at Wembley today and ease the pressure on boss Maurizio Sarri, who also worked with him at Napoli.
The striker’s arrival on loan from Juventus has given Chelsea the presence up front they have lacked since Diego Costa moved on.
Higuain said: “Drogba was an idol at Chelsea. I wish I could be considered like this sometime in the future by our fans but I have a lot of work to do first.
“I’m not a physical player like Drogba but I always shoot when I can and I never hide. I like the battle with defenders like Drogba did.
“Right now I would sign to win half the trophies that Drogba won but I know it’s not easy. The Premier League is increasingly competitive and any opponent can beat you.
“But this final of the Carabao Cup is a great chance for us. It’s the first CHARLTON substitute Angola international Igor Vetokele snatched an injury-time goal to seal a 2-1 victory at WIMBLEDON and close the gap at the top, while PORTSMOUTH and BARNSLEY were drawing 0-0.
SUNDERLAND also made progress with a 2-0 win at BRISTOL ROVERS with goals from Luke O’Nien and Aiden McGeady.
Leading scorer John Marquis missed a sitter as play-off contenders DONCASTER could only manage a 1-1 draw at SCUNTHORPE, while PETERBOROUGH went down 2-1 at home to SHREWSBURY as both sides ended the game with 10 men.
WALSALL beat BRADFORD 3-2 despite having Andy Cook sent off after six minutes and ROCHDALE also finished with ten after Ethan Ebanks-Landell was red-carded in their 5-1 drubbing at PLYMOUTH.
OXFORD eased away from the bottom with a 1-0 win at BLACKPOOL.