#3 Chelsea to play both Manchester clubs
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Let’s be honest here, outside of their own fans, nobody really wants Chelsea – a team pumped up on Oligarch cash – to win the league, do they?
That’s why – despite playing relegation candidates Middlesborough and Sunderland in two of their last three games – their run-in will always be a tricky one. Teams simply want to beat Chelsea.
Almost certainly though, their toughest two remaining games come in April. On 5th they face Manchester City at home, and on April 16th it’s Manchester United away. The two Manchester giants have everything to gain by beating Chelsea and right now the Blues can’t afford to lose any more valuable points.
Both Manchester teams are still chasing those all-important Champions League spots – right now United are in fifth, chasing City, who are chasing Liverpool in third – and while it doesn’t look like United will overhaul their neighbours, they do have one x-factor.
Namely one Jose Mourinho, whose previous run at Chelsea ended under a black cloud. You can almost guarantee that he’ll want nothing more than to put a dent in his old club’s title hopes, and a Chelsea loss would certainly do that.
