London, jan. 22: Manchester City is targeting Chelsea's unsettled 15-million-pound striker Didier Drogba.

According to The Sun, the club is now looking at alternatives after failing to get Brazilian striker Kaka and having communication problems with another Brazilian striker Robinho. . Drogba has come on to the radar. But if City makes a move, Chelsea boss Phil Scolari will want Robinho as part of the deal.

Ivory Coast star Drogba, 31 in March, has been axed from the squad for Chelsea's last two games and believes the manager wants to get rid of him.

London, Jan 17 : Didier Drogba fears that he is being hounded out of Chelsea after being axed from the squad to play Stoke today.

Phil Scolari left the Ivory Coast star, 30, at home for Wednesday’s FA Cup trip to Southend.

And Drogba will sit in the stands today while Scolari has four teenagers on the bench, The Sun reported.

A pal of the striker said: “Didier doesn’t know what he’s done wrong. He has trained hard and hoped to return to the squad. But to be left out again, especially when there are young lads on the bench, makes it look more sinister.”

Hamburg  - Panathinaikos are one of the surprise top seeds in the knockout stages of this season's Champions League after a 1-0 victory over Anorthosis Famagusta ensured the Greeks of finishing atop Group B.

Inter Milan could have finished top, but Jose's Mourinho's team went down 2-1 to Werder Bremen as a result of second-half goals from Claudio Pizarro and Markus Rosenberg, which earned the German side a UEFA Cup berth. Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted for the Serie A side.