"City will understand the importance of the challenge we pose them"

Tonight is huge and AVB has had his say ahead of the game. He has spoken of City's fantastic start to the Premier League campaign so far this season, what a win would mean to them tonight but to remember this is Chelsea they face tonight.

He said:

"City set an extreme standard of performance, They have made one of the best starts ever to the Premier League and the further they go in the league with the amount of wins they're having, the more they'll believe this is their year.

We'll have to see how much pressure Tottenham Hotspur can put on them, with that game in hand against Everton, and how United react as they try to defend their title against a direct Manchester rival.

But City will understand the importance of the challenge we post them in this game. They've played at United, at Tottenham and at Liverpool, and now they come to Chelsea.

If they get the result they want, a win, they will leave almost with the assurance that the Premier League title [race] is at least with one less team in the running. It would be difficult for us from 13 points behind but not impossible."

I think he is spot on. No one can deny just how good City have been this season. Their attacking style has been impressive considering how people moaned at how defensive they started under Mancini.

AVB is right, if we lose tonight then 13 points is a hell of a task to claw back. OK, there is time but it's a big big ask!

KTBFFH

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