AZPILICUETA
Manchester United
midfielder Juan Mata has praised his former club Chelsea and their players
after gaining a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Since their defeat by
Arsenal back at the end of September, Antonio Conte's side have won ten successive
league fixtures, scoring 24 times and conceding just twice.
And Spanish
international Mata believes that Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Cesar Azpilicueta
have been influential to their impressive form since October.
Right now Chelsea have
a very important distance,’ the Spaniard told IBTimes.
‘They are winning
everything, playing good or bad, because they have reached a very high level of
competitiveness.
They are playing in a
very worked way, a formation that their coach had used in Juventus for several
years and is working very well here.
‘I think their players
suit perfectly to that type of football. Diego Costa is at a formidable level,
Hazard is also doing great… and also Cesar (Azpilicueta), who is the reliable
man. They are winning every game.’
Chelsea are just one victory away
from matching the club record 11 straight wins achieved in the
2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.
The west Londoners visit struggling
Crystal Palace in the early kick-off on Saturday and the players will be hoping
to write their name into the club's history book.
Meanwhile, after a slow start to the
season, Mata and his United team-mates find themselves 13 points behind the
Blues in sixth place.
After two straight league wins,
United will have renewed spirit going into their trip to West Brom on Saturday,
but they come up against a side that has been in impressive form lately,
winning four of their last six league matches.
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