Sarri Calls Manchester City 'The Best' In The World

By Joshua Walters

Chelsea manager Mauricio Sarri envisages a difficult game against Manchester City when the two sides meet at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The defending champions are unbeaten in 15 games, having won 13 times and drawn twice.

Chelsea, who together with Liverpool, were giving the champions a close chase, have dropped their guard and slumped to 4th place.

Sarri's Blues are now on 31 points, ten points adrift the top, after losing 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek, and the Italian trainer told the press after the defeat it is almost impossible to pip the Citizens on Saturday and also to the league title.

"As I said before, City are the best in Europe and maybe in the world. They can win or not the Champions League, but that depends on the moments," he told a news conference.

"Last season, I thought City were the best team in the Champions League, but then for two matches, they played maybe not in the best moment of the City."

"If you have to play against them for 10 months they are the best in the world, I think, at the moment. So the match is difficult for this reason."

"Of course, after this match, we lost confidence, but maybe it is better. Sometimes my players show me that they have too much confidence."