Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero in doubt for Chelsea match

Eden Hazard of Chelsea in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea v Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on August 8, 2015 in London, England. Perhaps, then again, which is more than possible it’ll be a draw on Sunday!

That might seem ridiculous so early in the season but after the events of the opening weekend, City could go five points clear of Chelsea if it can win at the Etihad. This is excellent work from the manager taking the pressure off his side but they face a huge task on Sunday away from home to the previous Champions who started the season well and look strong right now.

“Of course I think I can be long term but it is impossible to know what you do”.

So many people, including lots of our writers, tipped Arsenal to win the title when they were priced at 17/4.

Wednesday will be Chelsea’s last chance to prepare ahead of the new season and Cahill is ready for the challenge of defending the title, “People talk and talk but the bottom line is when the season starts”.

“Whether I start or not remains to be seen”, Aguero told the club’s website (ww.mcfc.co.uk).

“I always say Yaya is very important for us”.

“The players that have come in are very good”, Fernandinho said.

“I got enough feedback to understand the way we are doing things together since two years ago – and the kind of relations we have between all of us – allow us to have this kind of relations”. The pool of buyable players that guarantee a 25 to 30 goal per season return has never been shallower, a truth illustrated most tellingly this summer by the Sterling deal.

But asked if homegrown youngsters, such as Loftus-Cheek, feature in his plans for the upcoming season, Mourinho said: “It depends on him not on me”.

“I cannot say I don’t need him, but I don’t like to speak about injured players”.

Pellegrini concedes he and Mourinho have had their differences, but the Chilean will shake hands because he does not want any controversy to overshadow the clash between two of the leading contenders for the title.