Eden Hazard Names The Two Clubs Who Are Chelsea's Title Rivals

When it comes to playing mind games, footballers ofter steer away from that aspect of the game, but it seems Eden Hazard has tried his hand at stirring things up a little.

Hazard believes Manchester United are one of Chelsea's biggest title rivals, despite Jose Mourinho's side being in sixth place.

"Manchester United had a bad first part of the season and I think for a couple of games now, they played well. They drew against Stoke, but they have good players and the squad is very good." Hazard told Sky Sports.

"The manager (Jose Mourinho) is good, so they will be second or third."

Hazard

Hazard has also touted Arsenal as another title rival, who are currently nine points behind Chelsea in 3rd place:

"I think Arsenal and Manchester United [are the biggest title rivals]."

The 26-year-old also mentioned Tottenham, but Hazard thinks Manchester United are real contenders this season:

"Tottenham also are strong. We lost there, but for me it is more Manchester United. They are more experienced. That is my opinion, maybe I'm wrong."

Eden Hazard & Juan Mata

Hazard has spearheaded Chelsea's impressive Premier League title charge this season with a number of superb performances under Antonio Conte, but will they lift the trophy?

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Jack Kenmare

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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