Former Manchester United defender and pundit Gary Neville has warned Chelsea against being dragged into a top four battle at the end of the season. It comes as the Blues have struggled with consistency after the international break.
Defeats to Brentford and Arsenal on their return to domestic football has allowed doubts to creep in as to whether Thomas Tuchel’s men can see out the rest of the season. However, a late 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday has helped them restore a gap to those below them.
Despite the win, the manager believes that the last few results have played a part in a difficult atmosphere: “I think today was a bit due to the uncertainty of the last results. Honestly, games like this against West Ham are, in my opinion, very hard to have a hard and spectacular game. And full credit. They normally defend with eight or nine players deep around their box, and they do this so disciplined that it's very hard to find spaces to accelerate.”
