Despite the doom and gloom at Chelsea, Blues supporters have drawn satisfaction from Arsenal's defeat against Manchester City. The reigning champions have taken a huge step towards defending their crown after storming past Mikel Arteta's side 4-1, thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Erling Haaland.
As Chelsea watch on from 11th, City have narrowed the Gunners' advantage at the top of the Premier League to just two points – and Pep Guardiola's side have two games in hands too. Had the north Londoners clinched three crucial points at the Etihad Stadium then they would have given themselves plenty of much needed breathing space.
Arsenal have now squandered numerous opportunities to extend their lead in the title race. In just their previous four games, they've let slip a pair of two-goal leads, gone two-nil down inside a quarter of an hour against Southampton and suffered defeat to Pep Guardiola's robotically excellent side.
