Following the culmination of the nerve-wrenching previous season, which saw Manchester City pip local rivals Manchester United for the league title in the most dramatic manner, the show was set for another absorbing title competition between the two Manchester sides at the start of the ongoing campaign.
However, as things have fared so far, it’s Chelsea who have drawn first blood in the title race, going at the summit of the table in the preliminary stages.
Roberto Di Matteo’s men have once again emerged as a Premier League force to be reckoned with. After doing successful business over the summer, the Blues have now become a formidable unit and have already signalled out their intent early on in the season.
Di Matteo is currently leading the Chelsea revival, after the London-based team finished at a dismal sixth place in the prevenient term. And as the things stand, the Italian is doing a fantastic http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 as his team did not suffer a single defeat in their first two months of the campaign.
They have already recorded impressive wins against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Newcastle United, playing eye-catching football at times, exposing no weaknesses or any fault lines for their adversaries to work with.
Manchester City, on the other hand, are doing the catching up at the moment. The Eastlanders are yet to taste defeat themselves, but have been, at times, wayward to say the least. Although they boast arguable the best defence in the league, their backline has been slack so far and guilty of conceding too many goals.
However, the current title holders have managed to squeeze out results in their favour – which is a mark of true champions – and have at times shown glimpses of their best. But in order to get their hands on a second successive league title, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323’s unit will need to tighten the screws and make the Etihad stadium an impregnable fortress again.
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Nonetheless, the nineteen times league champions have been somewhat lacklustre in the opening stages and have struggled to assert their dominance as yet. But the Old Trafford outfit were nothing short of exceptional during their visit of the Sports Direct Arena this month, trouncing a talented Newcastle United side 3-0 to stay within touching distance of leaders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786. Despite their haphazard start, United remain on course to mounting a challenge for an unprecedented 20th league title.
Anyhow, it is still far too early to predict which way the EPL trophy will swing, as the current scenario has only set up the stage for an enthralling contest. United have proven time and again that they are a team which can never be ruled out while the Citizens have already appeared in the frame as one of the mightiest Premier League forces.
However, at the moment, it’s Chelsea who have emerged as the favourites to run away with the honours, given the extraordinary depth of their squad and the consistency that they have shown since Di Matteo took over the reins of Stamford Bridge. The Blue revolution is set to take its course unless the city of Manchester responds to it.
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