Liverpool's fast start and Manchester City's unusual slide make it easy to overlook Chelsea's climb up to third place in the English Premier League.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca does not believe Chelsea are in the Premier League title race despite sitting third in the table. Victory over Aston Villa on Sunday would be a seventh in 13 league games under the Italian who has made an impactful start since succeeding Mauricio Pochettino in the summer.

Chelsea may be third in the Premier League table but head coach Enzo Maresca said his young side were not part of the title race and solely concentrating on improving in every match. The west London club have only lost two of their 12 league games,

Enzo Maresca does not believe his Chelsea side are in the Premier League title race despite an impressive start to the season in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Maresca has once again played down Chelsea’s Premier League title chances despite having the chance to cut the gap at the top of the table to six points this weekend. The Italian has made an eye-catching start to his Stamford Bridge reign and appears to be getting the best out of Chelsea’s expensively assembled squad.