CHELSEA are favourites to wear the Premier League crown this season even if they are not yet at full speed.
That is the view of former Blues winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, who has already tipped them to pip his other previous employers Manchester City to the title.
Chelsea host Man City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday with the home side three points above their rivals in the table.
Thomas Tuchel’s men remain undefeated but Wright-Phillips is convinced there is more to come from his old side.
He said Bonusfinder.co.uk: “Right this second I think Chelsea would pip City to the title.
“The fact that they don’t have to play well and still come away with 3-0 wins is unbelievable and Tuchel has even said they haven’t played well yet.
“He still wants more from his team and wants them to play his way still, but they’re coming away with these wins still.”
Wright-Phillips was talking about Chelsea’s recent derby victory over Tottenham when they overcame a sluggish first-half to demolish their London rivals with three goals after the break.
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They also swept past Aston Villa 3-0 earlier this month, with Romelu Lukaku adding the third deep into injury time.
And former England man Wright-Phillips is impressed with the new discipline he says Tuchel has instilled at the back.
He added: “When Frank Lampard was in charge the attack looked really fluent, but they were conceding too many goals.
“Tuchel came in and assured that defence up, at first it looked like the defence and midfield were two separate teams.
“As soon as it started coming together, you can see it runs like a well-oiled machine.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
