22 Jul 2011

Chelsea labour to 1-0 win as Anelka insists he'll stay

12:40 pm on 22 July 2011

Premier League football side Chelsea has laboured to a 1-0 win in a pre-season fixture over a Malaysia XI, with Didier Drogba rescuing the Londoners in the 80th minute in Kuala Lumpur.

The victory at the Bukit Jalil national stadium in front of a staggering 84,980 crowd came as reports suggest Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka is determined to see out the final year of his contract, dismissing suggestions he was set to leave.

The former French international is widely expected to be offloaded by Chelsea this summer as part of a clear-out to enable the rebuilding process under new manager Andre Villas-Boas - but the 32-year-old Anelka told England's Daily Telegraph he's happy, wants to stay and has no plans to leave.