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Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien says he is shocked by the huge score-lines in the English Premier League in recent matches. The Ghana international is recovering after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in pre-season ahead of the current campaign. The midfielder desperately watched as his club when handed a 5-3 beating by Arsenal last week while the Gunners themselves suffered a similar fate when they thrashed 8-2 by Manchester United earlier in the season. Essien is confident Chelsea will bounce back but he is surprised by huge score-lines in the English top-flight so far this season. �Every player crosses the white line and always wants to give his all so to come away with such a big loss is always hard to take,� he wrote on his blog for the official site. �You almost want to play another game as soon as possible to get it out of your system and I can assure all Chelsea fans that we will be back to winning ways in the league soon.� �I have been in the Premier League over six years and I can�t remember seeing such heavy defeats suffered by the top clubs in the league. �It is unheard of to have one of these clubs suffer such a big defeat throughout the season, let alone all of us suffering these defeats within the first 10 games.� Essien has been out of action for six months and he is expected to return next year.