Ah bonjour, Mr Le Grumpy, long time no see

Just when everyone thought Anelka had broken free of his ridiculous sulky reputation, off comes the calming mask of maturity, and he’s at it again.

“When I came to Chelsea, I was told I would play in a 4-4-2 system,” he grumped to French sports paper L’Equipe. “I didn’t come here to play on the right or on the left.”