MX23RW : Monday, November 25 12:15:30| >> :60:2944:2944:

Jose Mourinho: 'Title pressure on Manchester City'

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes that there are six teams in the title race, but claims that the pressure is on Manchester City to win the Premier League.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that Manchester City 'have the most responsibility' to win the Premier League because of the 'unique squad' at their disposal.

The Portuguese coach believes that there are still six teams in the title race, but has admitted Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur cannot afford to lose any more ground on the early-season pacesetters.

United and Spurs are currently nine and 10 points respectively behind leaders Arsenal, while City are six adrift, and Mourinho feels that Manuel Pellegrini's side have the most pressure on them to lift the trophy.

"I don't think we can speak about favourites but we can say that one team is top of the league and some are a little bit far [behind] but I keep thinking that all the six teams are title contenders," he told reporters.

"I keep saying the team with more responsibilities to win it, because their squad is quite unique, is Manchester City.

"Spurs and United know if teams reduce [their points gap] from 10 to seven, or to six, they are again into the race. But I think they also know if the move is from 10 to 13, or nine to 12, it becomes hard."

City are 13/8 favourites with Sky Bet to win the Premier League, with Arsenal available at 5/2, Chelsea 3/1, Manchester United 10/1, Liverpool 12/1 and Spurs 66/1 with the same bookmakers.

ID:121916: cacheID:121916:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2755:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tony Cascarino in action for the Republic of Ireland on October 09, 1996.
Read Next:
Midweek PL preview with Cascarino
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!