Essien's out as well isn't he? He always scores against us, cheeky scamp (but what a plyer he is). As for us, we're still sweating over the fitness of Hleb, Cesc, & the Flanimal, three blokes instrumental in getting us where we are , but it's great to have Van Persie back, his left footed missiles are a thing of beauty. I'm really excited, this time the last three seasons we were well off the pace in the league and written off (rightly so as it turned out in the end) so it's good to be in contention at least. Where we end up is still up for debate but I'm enjoiying it while I can.