Premier League | Chelsea face City test

Romelu Lukaku has given the desk-topper a brand new size

Chelsea take the Premier League title in charge of Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in a recurring bid to close out the season's Champions League final.

When Chelsea won in Porto against Pep Guardiola's side in May, the final result turned out to be a disappointment for City, who are heavily sponsored to win their first Champions League.

But after 4 months, Thomas Tuchel's feature in West London is gaining the favor of many pundits to win a home name after a start to the start of the campaign.

Chelsea got their first four suits for the upcoming draw after the move of 10 guards to Liverpool at Anfield who received as many plaudits as their victory.

It also has a 100% document for City in view of the fact that Thomas Tuchel took the measure at Stamford Bridge last January - winning within the FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League final.

 

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City's debut has seen them lose to Tottenham Hotspur, with Southampton's home defeat in the closing week leaving three of the top three - Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United.

The arrival of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for $ 90 million has given Chelsea another size that they did not have the closing time - a chance to score in advance with their talented midfielders, which could be defended to defend the back line and a solid back line.

City have failed in their attempts to sign an outside striker without the presence of Spurs' Harry Kane and Guardiola's team but to show clearly the offensive type of football known under Spanish standards.

Kane himself has been linked with a move to Tottenham but on Sunday it could be a fitting tribute to his manager's return to the Emirates in a North London derby match against Arsenal.

Behind the desk after winning its first 3 league games under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo, Spurs have suffered a 3-zero setback loss at Crystal Palace and Chelsea.

In contrast, Arsenal dropped their first 3 video games badly but advanced to the derby after progressive wins at Norwich City and Burnley.

Juelgen Klopp's Liverpool face a tough journey to promote Brentford last Saturday and when Manchester United host Aston Villa early in the game.

Weekend matches: Saturday: Chelsea v Manchester City, Manchester United v Aston Villa, Everton v Norwich, Leeds v West Ham, Leicester v Burnley, Watford v Newcastle, Brentford v Liverpool; Sunday: Southampton v Wolves, Arsenal v Tottenham.