Friday, 10 February 2017
CONTE BELIEVES MAN UTD ARE STILL IN TITLE RACE
The Chelsea boss, whose side
are now nine points clear of
second-placed Tottenham,
believes there are still six teams
capable of winning the league
Antonio Conte has insisted that
Manchester United are still in the title
race despite being 14 points behind
Chelsea.
The Red Devils are currently on a run
of 15 matches unbeaten in the
Premier League but remain in sixth
place in the table, two points behind
fourth-placed Arsenal.
Only Ronaldo compares to Zlatan
The Blues, meanwhile, have raced
ahead in top spot in the table, with
their convincing 3-1 win over the
Gunners meaning they are nine points
clear of Tottenham in second.
But Conte does not think that Jose
Mourinho's side are out of the
running to win the title, despite being
so far behind with only 14 games
remaining.
He told reporters: "Honestly, I think
there are six really strong teams that
can fight to win the title, and we must
know this.
"If we think we are very close to
winning the title because we have
nine points [ahead of their rivals], this
is a great mistake."
Conte was also asked about Eden
Hazard's form, with the winger
scoring a superb solo goal in the win
over Arsenal, and whether he can put
a value on the Belgian sensation.
He added: "I'm not very good at
putting prices on players. I think Eden
is a great player, a top player, at a
very high level."
Mata: We must embrace pressure
Willian, meanwhile, admitted on
Thursday that Jose Mourinho and
Manchester United had made
enquiries over signing him in the
summer.
The Blues boss insists he has not seen
the quotes, however, and played
down the story.
He said: "I don't know about this. For
me it's not important. Only be
focused on the present."
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