Boro boss, Aitor Karanka, who confirmed the loan signing of Omeruo, has been looking to add to his squad since arriving at the Riverside in November and the former ADO Den Haag of Holland defensive stalwart was one of the players linked with Boro in the summer, but previous boss, Tony Mowbray, decided he wanted someone with more consistency
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Two second half goals allowed Chelsea to progress from their FA Cup tie against Derby County at Pride Park, giving them a fourth-round fixture against Stoke City at Stamford Bridge
Mignolet was at full stretch to turn over a Frank Lampard shot from 25 yards, which appeared destined for the top corner – but the Belgian goalkeeper was beaten by a brilliant shot from his compatriot, Hazard, moments later
Chelsea frustrated an incoherent Gunners side from the off, though in truth both sides took time to rise the justifiably-hyped occasion
Fitting, then, that Pep Guardiola is the best-paid football manager in the world, raking in £14.8 million per year
Jose Mourinho’s side took advantage of Arsenal’s heavy 6-3 defeat at Manchester City earlier in the day to move to within two points of the leaders
Jose Mourinho’s side had already qualified for the last 16 of Europe’s elite club competition, but they needed a victory in their final group fixture at Stamford Bridge to guarantee first place
Sergio Aguero had give Manchester City the lead on 10 minutes with a finish from close range from Aleksandar Kolarov’s cross
“I get a lot of messages from Nigerians asking me how is Michael Essien? How is Samuel Eto’o? Have you spoken with them?” Omeruo told BBC Sport
Mikel said: “I’ve worked with the manager before. I was happy he was coming back and I’m looking forward to working with him again
“We have received quite a number of offers from representatives of clubs in the English Premier League for Muhammed
Chelsea and Liverpool have been keeping tabs on the young starlet and were weighing up whether to make a January bid for the FC Heart Academy star
José Mourinho’s men won convincingly 3-0 in the away game against the Germans, but the visitors started brightly this time, immediately putting Chelsea under pressure
Attacking midfielder, Kelechi Iheanacho, is being watched by Arsenal at this month’s U-17 World Cup while Muhammed is also being scouted by Chelsea and Liverpool
Goals in either half from Cesar Azpilicueta and Mata secured the Blues passage through to the quarter-finals at the expense of their London rivals
Just as the new EPL entrants is confident of having Osaze in their fold, the Jose Mourinho’s side are expected to parade yet another Nigerian in John Obi Mikel, who had just returned to London after assisting the Super Eagles beat Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia counterparts by 2-1 in Addis Ababa to inch closer to Brazil 2014 finals
The 26-year-old star, who sat out midweek’s 4-0 victory over Steaua Buacharest in a UEFA Champions League clash, was for the second time not listed in Jose Mourinho’s 18-man squad against the Premier League strugglers
It took a quick counter-attack after 19 minutes for Chelsea to break the deadlock, with Schürrle finding space behind Daniel Georgievski and playing a simple pass for substitute, Samuel Eto’o, thrown in instead of injured Fernando Torres, in the area
With Chelsea looking to complete the comeback, Torres was dismissed for a second bookable offence eight minutes from time after clashing with Jan Vertonghen
Football fans in Nigeria say it will be a morale booster for MIkel after a long goalless spell in the club