Team News
Sarri says Hudson-Odoi had a fever this week & Cahill had a back problem, but no serious injury concerns ahead of Man City.
Sarri on Higuain: "I think Gonzalo is a great player. He did very well in Madrid, in Napoli, maybe not very well in Milan but he's a great player & I think he's very useful for Eden. They are really very suitable to play together I think"
Sarri on Chelsea's inconsistency: "In the last match we reacted really very well. After the match against Huddersfield I was happy with the result but especially with the performance. Now we need consistency, so I hope that our version on Sunday"
Sarri on tactics for Sunday: "We need to defend well. We need to be very fast when we recover the ball, cause on the lost balls they are able to press well. So it is difficult to exit that situation, if we can do it then I think we can find the spaces, but it is difficult."
Sarri on Guardiola & Man City
saying Chelsea can win the league: "No, at the moment, I don't think so. I think we can fight for the top four and this season, no more. We can win something but in the Premier League, it is a fight between Liverpool and Man City."
Sarri says at the moment he does not consider Chelsea can win the league. He says we are fighting for the top four. He adds that he thinks Man City are currently the best team in Europe.
Sarri says he has a good relationship with Guardiola & they usually have dinner together during the summer. Asked if they learn from each other: "Usually we learn from Arrigo Sacchi, because he is always with us"
Sarri says he has a good relationship with Guardiola & they usually have dinner together during the summer. Asked if they learn from each other: "Usually we learn from Arrigo Sacchi, because he is always with us"
Sarri on Hazard comments:
"I speak every day with Eden but I speak with him about his position on the pitch, not about that. I will be really very happy with him if he wants to stay because he is the best in Europe... but it's up to him, I think. I want to see him happy"
