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Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured) has reclaimed the top spot in the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders, toppling former leader, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard (pictured) overtook Barcelona’s Xavi in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders as he led the Reds to a well-deserved 3:2 away win against West Ham United in Premier League action yesterday.

Chelsea’s French international Nicolas Anelka (pictured) was back among the top 6 strikers of the English Premier League in the FTBL ranking as he scored the only goal in the Blues' 1:0 win over always tricky FC Porto in the opener of the Champions League’s

The Blues 100% record so far in the English Premier league has pushed Cote d’Ivoire star striker Didier Drogba (pictured) up to 6th place in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers. Drogba captured the spot after Chelsea’s 3:0 win over newly promoted Burnley

The trip to London to play Tottenham Hotspur will be one of the trickiest season openers for Liverpool, with the participation of skipper Steven Gerrard, who faces a daunting plank of 27.20 rating points to beat, uncertain.