Gary Neville believes Chelsea will have to do 'battle' with two of their rivals to achieve the final top four spot in this season's Premier League.
The Blues have started the season with an underwhelming points return after six fixtures of 10 points from an available 18. On the bright side, it's the same tally Antonio Conte achieved at the start of the 2016/17 season and you know how that one ended, with a Premier League title. Whether or not Thomas Tuchel can achieve the same with a squad that will have Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria available for the game week 7 London derby against local neighbours Fulham remains to be seen in the long run.
But the inconsistencies shown by the traditional top six in the opening knockings of 2022/23 have meant that the title race is very much open for a team to grasp as the traditional Man City-Liverpool title race dominance ceases to exist if the current form goes on for both sides. Man United's Super Sunday win over the unbeaten Arsenal has taken the gloss off Mikel Arteta's side and has eliminated the last 100% winning record in the top flight this term
