"It is important because he's a special player and special players are always a plus," said Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.\n
In another match in the English Premiership, Manchester United finished with nine men in a 0-1 defeat to Everton.
The win allowed second-placed Liverpool to close the gap on league leaders Manchester City to two points.
The 34-year-old is the second-highest scorer for the United States with 30 goals in 95 appearances.
Santini always made it clear that Manchester City's Nicolas Anelka would not be on the list.
Manchester United have signed Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar from Premier League rivals Fulham.
Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham will be favourites to reach the FA Cup fifth round via home replays on Saturday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Arsenal will reportedly play Chelsea in a fourth-round Capital One Cup match after winning 4-3 on penalties against West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday at The Hawthorns.
Arsenal beat Fulham 2-0 at the Emirates and Manchester City beat Cardiff City 4-2 at the Etihad before Liverpool could only manage a 2-2 draw at Anfield having trailed 2-0.
Chelsea's Damien Duff says there is an 80 percent chance he could suffer a recurrence of the dislocated shoulder.
Liverpool needed two extra-time goals to beat NottsCounty 4-2 at Anfield on an eventful night for the Premier League clubs in the League Cup second round on Tuesday.
Champions Manchester United travel to Swansea City for their first Premier League match under new manager David Moyes, while Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City are at home to Newcastle United on August 17.
Coach Zico named seven European-based players for matches against Uruguay and the US.
English champions Manchester United are suddenly in danger of finishing a season empty-handed for the second time in three years.
"We have 11 games to go and we have tricky away games," the Arsenal manager said.
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The former beat Leeds United 4-1 while Manchester United got the better of Aston Villa 2-1 in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Chelsea winger sustained the injury when he landed heavily after being challenged as he shot at goal.
Free-scoring Arsenal replaced Chelsea as Premier League leaders as goals either side of halftime by Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil helped them recover from a slow start to beat Stoke City 3-1 on Saturday.
A 1-1 draw at Charlton Athletic sent Arsenal back to the top of the premier league.
The Manchester United midfielders have knee injuries and will miss Champions League matches against Basel and Deportivo Coruna.
Manchester United's 3-0 victory over Fulham gave them the top spot in the English premier league.
Manchester City suffered their first home Premier League loss in eight months as a shock 3-2 defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday left Pep Guardiola's champions trailing leaders Liverpool by four points.
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Liverpool and champions Manchester City drew 0-0 at Anfield while Chelsea and Arsenal enjoyed comfortable away wins. City are top on goal difference from Liverpool and Chelsea with Arsenal two points behind.
Wales coach Chris Coleman conceded on Thursday that a stoppage-time loss to England was the low point of his career, but he said he could take inspiration from Roy Hodgson's side who had also come back from deep disappointment. Wales led at halftime after a sensational long-range Gareth Bale free kick, but lost 2-1 after Jamie Vardy's equaliser and Daniel Sturridge's winner in the 92nd minute. Asked whether this was the low point of a career that has included spells in charge at Fulham, Real Sociedad and Greek side Larissa in Greece, Coleman responded: "I'd have to say yes to be honest.
Manchester United battled back from two goals down to beat Newcastle United 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday as a 90th-minute winner from Alexis Sanchez completed a spirited comeback to ease the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho.
Stevan Jovetic and Jesus Navas scored their first goals for ManchesterCity who avenged last season's shock FA Cup final defeat by Wigan Athletic with a 5-0 victory in the League Cup third round on Tuesday.
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is willing to put his Champions League ambitions on the back-burner to help the Merseyside club claim their first English league crown in 29 years, the Egyptian forward has said.
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