Pellegrini: No Chelsea favors
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MANCHESTER City is not counting on any favors from Chelsea when it plays Liverpool in the English Premier League tomorrow and must concentrate on its own performance against Crystal Palace, manager Manuel Pellegrini said yesterday.
City, which is six points behind leader Liverpool but has a game in hand, is hoping for a Chelsea victory at Anfield to revive its diminishing title chances.
Second-placed Chelsea, five points behind the leader with three to play, hosts Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semifinal second leg on Wednesday and manager Jose Mourinho has said he may play a weakened team against Liverpool to keep senior players fresh.
“I don’t know what Chelsea are going to do — the only important thing we can do is to win our game,” Pellegrini told reporters yesterday.
“Is it fair? (that Chelsea play a weakened side) I think every team tries to make the best thing for their team. The only important thing for us is to win our game.”
Liverpool has won its last 11 games, making it a strong favorite to claim its first league title in 24 years, but Pellegrini said City has not given up hope of reclaiming the trophy it won in 2012.
“They (Liverpool) have the best chance to win it but they still have to win their last three games,” the Chilean continued. “Of course we can win the league — everyone working in football knows anything can happen when the pressure is high.”
City, whose match against Crystal Palace kicks off two hours after the table-topping clash at Anfield, travels to London’s Selhurst Park to play a side that has won its last five league matches.
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