Despite now residing in sixth place in the Premier League table, a mammoth 13 points adrift of leaders Chelsea, Arsenal legend Ian Wright claims Manchester United will be in the title race come the end of the season.
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Chelsea has extended their club record with a 12th Premier League win in a row as they shut down Bournemouth 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Such a happy Christmas at Stamford Bridge seemed most unlikely when Chelsea trailed Arsenal 3-0 at halftime in the league at the Emirates on September 24 and supporters would have been questioning Conte’s ability to win back the title Mourinho delivered in 2015. A record is not important if, at the end, you don’t do something important in your championship.
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Conte opted to employ Hazard as a central striker, forcing 23-year-old Belgian worldwide forward Michy Batshuayi to continue his wait for a first league start since his £33 million arrival from Marseille.
But several of Chelsea players have rediscovered their best form under the Italian and deserve equally as much praise.
As for Hazard, Conte said: “It’s fantastic for me to see the great job (he) is doing with the ball, but also without the ball”.
“In a few days we have another tough game (at home to Stoke on Saturday), and we have to prepare very well because now, every team wants to beat you”. Wenger has very quietly assembled a formidable squad through consistent activity in the transfer window, being able to hold onto the core group of young and gifted players and developing much of the talent already accrued.
“We must be prepared for the formation of our opponent (to change)”.
“I’m always cautious about making predictions but I’m going to go for a 4-2 Liverpool win this weekend”.
They were missing key players Diego Costa and N’Golo Kante through suspension but goals from Pedro and Eden Hazard ensured a comfortable win.
Conte added: “I received a great answer of all the group”. If your flanks are exposed, you are vulnerable to the counter-attack. “They deserved this victory in this way”.
Manchester City will meet Liverpool on New Year’s Eve.
“It’s pivotal”, Cook said on afcb.co.uk. “They are an outstandingly good side and we are not too bad, so it will be a nice game”.
“That’s something we take away from this game”.
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Arsenal seemed set to drop points again at home, having lost their two previous games, as Tony Pulis’ West Bromwich Albion frustrated them for 86 minutes at the Gunners’ home ground.
