Jose Mourinho believes six teams are currently involved in the Premier League title race as Manchester United prepare to face Chelsea this Sunday.
United are currently second in the table with 23 points, five behind leaders Manchester City, while Tottenham lie in third with 20, and Chelsea are fourth with 19.
“Chelsea are the champions and one of the top teams in the country and I consider them – and they consider themselves, too – a big contender for the title,” he told Sky Sports.
“I think six (teams are competing for the title) because Everton, in spite of their huge investment, didn’t manage to follow the group.
On the 5th of November 19:30 GMT +3, Chelsea will host Manchester united in Stamford Bridge. The match will be aired live on this page. Chelsea Fc are in the 4th spot while Mancester United remain 2nd. Both teams are coming into this game with a victory against Bornmouth and Tottenham respectively.
Chelsea lost 2 of their last 5 games while Manchester united won 3 of their last game, drew 1 and lost 1.
KEY PLAYERS
The wizard of the bridge has finally found his form at the right time before the big game and expect him to breach the united defence with his Wizardry.Hazard> is currently Chelsea’s messiah.
Despite the goal drought the Spainard is facing he is still a promising key player against the Red Devils. Chelsea will need him at his best for the fixture at hand.
He is the only consistent player for United, he single-handedly is the reason why the Red devils aren’t dropping points.
He is a big presence and is a huge addition for United, currently not scoring after a good start this season. His goals are imperative to united’s title ambitions.
Conte in his spell in the Italian Serie A won 4 titles in a row, he currently is leading Mourinho in H2H clashes. Chelsea destroyed Manchester united with a whooping 4-0 victory last season.
However, The Red devils have made a really positive strt to the league campaign, while Chelsea are fighting hard to recover.
Both teams are having injury problems, the likes of Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Kante, Moses are yet to grace us with their presence after picking up injuries from last season and world cup qualifiers respectively.
It is expected to be a tough game seeing how the Blues defeated Manchester united last season.
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