Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic says Didier Drogba will be key to their season ambitions.
In the absence of top scorer Diego Costa and understudy Loic Remy, the 36-year-old Drogba hit his second goal in a week to give Chelsea the lead at Manchester United.
Matic told the London Evening Standard: "Didier played very well against United, he looked like a 20-year-old out there. He was very important, kept every ball, was very strong. He was one of our most important players.
"Everybody saw that he played well. He is going to be important for us. He has already scored one in the Champions League and now another here.
"Like every player in the team, he is getting more confidence and we will see what happens in the future.
"He is very important for the young players because what we're trying to do now [winning titles], he has done it first.
"He is good mentally, he talks to the young players and makes things easier for them and for me also."
