Predicted Citizens team for Premier League match v Burnley

It’s Antonio Conte’s Chelsea that heads into the New Year top of the table after a hard-earned 4-2 victory over a spirited Stoke City. “It is a massive challenge of course, going to clubs like Manchester City”.

Chelsea’s 13th straight league win means they remain six points clear of Liverpool, whose total of 43 is their best at this stage of any Premier League season. “It is unbelievably hard this league”.

City is already 10 points off the top; their loss to Liverpool effectively eliminated them from serious title contention.

Willian scored twice and Diego Costa scored again as Chelsea fought off a strong challenge from Stoke, while Georginio Wynaldum headed Liverpool’s victor at Anfield.

“We are keeping positive because we have a lot of experience in this team”. We are happy about our way and what the rest is doing we can have no influence on until we play them.

The coming weeks pose a huge test to the Blues, with a trip to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur next on their fixture list, but they play until the day after our trip. We are playing some “Super Bowls”, as I call them, then there is a middle group and we’re below that. Booked: Can, Klavan. Goal: Wijnaldum 8.

“It was kind of a wild game”, Klopp said.

“It’s not about having a philosophy, but adapting to the opponent”. City saw their title hopes take a big beating when they failed to ignite going forward against the Reds on New Year’s Eve.

“Now what we have to do is believe in the next game”, Guardiola told a news conference. Thsi meant Sunderland have lost four successive away games for the first time since November 2015, conceding 12 goals and scoring only two. Leicester moved up one spot to 15th.

In the final five minutes of the first half, Shane Long put Southampton ahead and Matt Phillips equalized.

After falling behind to Grant Leadbitter’s second-half goal, Mourinho’s team recovered thanks to late goals from Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba.

But Andre Gray scored at hat-trick at the weekend and it’s certainly motivated to keep the momentum going.