Eden Hazard: ‘Chelsea locked in three-way battle for title’

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were completely dominant until the closing seconds of the first half when Pedro curled in a spectacular right-foot effort to draw Chelsea level.

The genius of Chelsea’s system is that its width and fluidity ensure they create lots of scoring opportunities even when they are not playing well, as was the case for long periods against Spurs at Stamford Bridge. That was hard, that was tough to be out of the Champions League.

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“It was an intense game for us and a deserved win at the end”, said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

“I just want to keep on playing football and enjoying myself”.

The Blues made it seven straight wins in the Premier League and returned to first place after the Nigeria global completed their comeback to seal a 2-1 home win over Tottenham. We want to win every game.

Eden Hazard expects Manchester City and Liverpool to be Chelsea’s main rivals for the Premier League title this season but did not name Arsenal as contenders.

“Now we are another team”, Conte said.

“I thought we were fantastic for 44 minutes and then it was very disappointing to concede the goal before half-time”.

“Obviously we don’t want to lose against anyone, a lot less Chelsea, but it’s done with now”.

After registering a smooth win in the London derby, Hazard spoke to the media about the club’s performance and their chances in the current title race.

Pochettino says he expects a reaction from his players when they welcome Swansea City to White Hart Lane on Saturday. We are a different team compared to the team which lost at Arsenal and Liverpool.

We’re also the only team within touching distance who actually finished in last season’s top three…

“I know him well from Belgium and he’s a top player”, continued the winger.

His outstanding stamina, superb work ethic, humble nature and no nonsense style of play make him a joy for any manager and has already made him a fan favourite in and around the SW6.