Didier vows revenge over Rafa's diving slur

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Benitez followed up his revelations at the weekend that he had compiled a dossier over the last four years of the Chelsea striker's tendency to win free-kicks by insisting that he "falls down too easily".

That has infuriated Drogba, who said: "Benitez was a manager I respected a lot. Until now, I found him not only one of great competence, but great class. In the end, he has disappointed me terribly. His words demonstrate weakness.

"A great manager would never attack a player in such a low manner. Let him concentrate on his own team's game and, if he wants me not to fall down, let him tell his defenders to stop kicking me. [Jamie] Carragher and [Martin] Skrtel never stopped in the first game. I finished the match with bruises everywhere.

"This is unworthy of him. He should know this will have no hold on me. If I fall, I will always get up. I am going to give him the best reply on the pitch."

Chelsea boss Avram Grant has defended his man ahead of tonight's game and said: " I don't think Drogba is a diver at all. I think Rafa is trying to affect the referee."