Manchester United legend Gary Neville has claimed that Chelsea have the second-best midfield three in the Premier League, ahead of the likes of Arsenal.
The Gunners currently sit on top of the table, six points ahead of Manchester City in second, although the reigning champions do have a game in hand on their title rivals. One of the huge reasons for Mikel Arteta's side being where they are is the midfield trio of Martin Odegaard, Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey.
In fact, the north London outfit have lost just one league match when all three have started together this term. Still, Neville has claimed that Chelsea's midfield three of N'Golo Kante, Enzo Fernandez and Mateo Kovacic is bettered only by City - therefore better than Arsenal's.
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Speaking on the latest Overlap live show on YouTube, the United hero said: "I thought the midfield three of Fernandez, Kovacic and I've forgotten the other one now. Kante.
"N'Golo Kante, I thought that behind City's of Rodri, (Kevin) De Bruyne and (Ilkay) Gundogan, probably the best midfield I've seen all season as a three, they were fantastic as a three (against Liverpool last week)."
Unlike their London rivals, Chelsea have struggled this season, sacking two managers in the form of Thomas Tuchel and most recently Graham Potter. The Blues currently sit eleventh in the standings, 34 points behind Arteta and co.
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