'Better than Arsenal' Chelsea claim made as Mauricio Pochettino has huge role in Man City draw

Your morning Chelsea digest on Tuesday, November 14.

Arsenal dig

Pep Guardiola was full of praise for Chelsea after their 4-4 draw with Manchester City. The Spanish boss even compared Mauricio Pochettino's side to the others that have come up against the Blues, saying: «They are a really good team so there's no doubt.

»Liverpool couldn't win. They were much, much better than Arsenal and in the end, Arsenal drew. So you know, it's Chelsea, they won't go away."

It comes as Chelsea gained plenty of plaudits for their role in what is already being spoken of as one of the best games in Premier League history. «For much of his time at Chelsea, Pochettino has sought to paint himself as the professional face of this runaway football club, the sanity amid the chaos,» Jonathan Liew of the Guardian wrote. «Here, instead, he looked like a man finally beginning to feel something again.»

Read more of the media's reaction, here.

Pochettino's role

Guardiola, very much relevant here as well, summed it up pretty well after the game. «Did you have fun?» the City manager said in his press conference after the game. Very few people can have not had fun watching that.

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In part this must be down to Pochettino and the bravery he has played with at Chelsea. Instead of going into their shell in recent weeks following the late collapse against Arsenal, defeat to Brentford and early blow at Tottenham, the Blues came from behind three times and in style.

The game was simply never in control for City no matter how many men were thrown on in central midfield or how late