article_snippet.sent: Jose Mourinho gestures on the sideline after going into the game without a striker .
article_snippet.sent: To start without a striker, to ignore the collective groans around the country by starting Willian in a deeply withdrawn role behind Hazard and Oscar, was a statement of intent.
article_snippet.sent: Jose Mourinho was forced into a statement of intent, of sorts, because Jose Mourinho has been deprived of Diego Costa and Loic Remy in recent weeks, and Jose Mourinho warrior Drogba could not train all week.
article_snippet.sent: But Didier Drogba was available to Mourinho’s and
article_snippet.sent: Didier Drogba only used the Ivorian when Didier Drogba went off injured .
highlights_snippet.sent: Jose Mourinho started with no striker despite having Didier Drogba .
  