Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is delighted with the form of Didier Drogba.
Drogba has scored in three successive matches against Maribor, Manchester United and Shrewsbury.
Those goals were Drogba's first since his return to Stamford Bridge following a two-year absence after eight years and 157 goals.
"For such a legend in this club, it's a difficult decision to take," Mourinho said.
"We took it together: owner, board, me, him, all of us together.
"To be important you don't need at the age of 36 to play 90 minutes of 50 matches.
"To be important you need to be there when the team needs you to be there.
"He was fantastic for us in the last week when we were in real trouble, without Diego and without Remy.
"And doing something that nobody should do, which is to play two 90 minutes of football with 48 hours difference. He managed to do that in an absolutely fantastic way."
