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Antonio Conte Believes Six Teams Are Still In The Premier League Title Race

Antonio Conte Believes Six Teams Are Still In The Premier League Title Race

Do you agree?

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Chelsea may be nine points clear with 14 games to play, but manager Antonio Conte believes there are still six Premier League teams who "can fight to with the title."

Conte singled out Jose Mourinho's Manchester United as a real threat, saying: "they have a strong squad and we must know this."

Chelsea have won 19 games in 24 so far this season, losing just three times, but Conte reiterates that his side must not get complacent:

"If we think that we have nine points and are very close to winning the title it is a great mistake. There are 14 games to play. There are five teams, with Chelsea six, that can fight to win the title.

"Honestly, I think there are six teams that are very strong that can fight to with the title. Manchester United, yes. They have a strong squad and we must know this."

Mourinho
Mourinho

"If we think that we have nine points and are very close to winning the title it is a great mistake. There are 14 games to play. There are five teams, with Chelsea six, that can fight to win the title.

"It is important now not to do a great mistake in this race."

Conte also commented on the substitution of Eden Hazard against Liverpool last week after a number of media outlets reported that the winger was 'fuming' after being replaced:

"When I make a substitution there is always a reason. In the last game I wanted to give him a great applause of our fans.

"I think he deserved this, as of how he played. Sometimes there is a technical time. I think Eden is a great player, a top player. He is a on a high level.

"But I don't see a problem because we don't want to sell him. There is no price on him."

Hazard
Hazard

How many teams are still in the Premier League title race? Or do you think Chelsea have already won with 14 games remaining?

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Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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