Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has dismissed claims that the Premier League title race is a two horse race this season, saying that anything can happen before the end of the season.
Both Manchester rivals sit joint top of the Premier League table with identical records after the first five games of the season. Many have predicted that the duo will go all the way in battling it out for the title, ignoring the fact that Chelsea are only three points behind and with 33 games left to play.
But Conte was quick to rubbish predictions of a two horse race, saying it is normal that both Manchester clubs have started well.
“You know very well that, in England, there are six top teams. Manchester’s teams are in these six teams. It’s normal,” said Conte.
“It’s normal for United and City to be competitive and to fight for the title and the other competitions. It’s normal.”
“My idea of football is to be a team, and then the team try to extract the characteristics of the individual players.”
“Now we are recovering Hazard after a bad injury, and recovering Pedro after a bad start to the season with injuries. We’re trying to face difficult situations, bad situations – Cahill three games of suspension, and now David Luiz.”
“When you are a team, you can face this type of situation in the right way. I’m sure about this. But now it’s not important. We have to stay there and try and do our best. At the end of the season, we’ll see what happens.”
[Quotes via Metro]