Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea are the team to beat - Drogba issues title warning to rivals
Didier Drogba insists Chelsea can win the Premier League as they have learned from the mistakes they made last year.
The Blues stormed two points clear of Manchester United at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Liverpool - who are now six points off the pace.
Last season Chelsea took just four points from a possible 18 against United, Liverpool and Arsenal but Carlo Ancelotti's troops looked like potential champions as they brushed the Reds aside at Stamford Bridge.
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And Drogba told the Evening Standard: 'We have learned that a big part of our losing the title last year was our results against the big teams.
'We drew at home against Manchester United, and we lost here against Liverpool and Arsenal, so we wanted to change that trend this season.
'We want to be the team who wins these games against the big teams, and be at the top of the league.
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'It’s only the first game against a top-four team, but it was important to win it to show that we really want to be champions. We will be there.
'If the other teams want to win the title this season, they will have to fight us hard.'
It was the perfect response from a Chelsea side who lost to Wigan the previous weekend before stumbling past minnows Apoel Nicosia 1-0 in the Champions League.
Drogba added: 'Wigan was a disappointment, because if you want to win the league, you can’t afford to lose many games like this. The good thing is that we reacted.
'The main thing was a change in the attitude, which was much better against Liverpool.'
