Back towards the latter stage of last year, Chelsea were many people's somewhat outside-choice to be crowned Premier League champions at the end of the 2021/22 season. Gary Neville said this in October: "I think Chelsea can win the title.
"I know people will say Manchester City or Liverpool, and you can't disagree with that given what they've done over the last three or four years. City's performance at Chelsea a few weeks ago was incredible, but I do feel this Chelsea team are resilient and tough to play against."
Neville's comments came on October 16. Chelsea had just edged past Brentford away from home after a fine performance from Edouard Mendy to climb to the top of the Premier League table, one point above Liverpool and a couple ahead of Man City.
