MICHAEL BALLACK insists no defender can cope with Chelsea Football Club’s Didier Drogba.

The Ivory Coast international has found the form he shown under Jose Mourinho this season, and he has also re-established himself as a true Premier League great.

Drogba is hoping to torment Manchester United when the champions visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, and Ballack has fired a warning to Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.

“He is world class and, as he showed with his goals (against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League), no defender can afford to lose him in a match right now as he'll score,” he said.

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