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    Chelsea’s boss warns team to fear De Bruyne

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorDecember 3, 2016No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Chelsea’s manager, Antonio Conte has warned his stars to be careful of the threat posed by their former team-mate Kevin De Bruyne in Saturday’s crunch clash with Manchester City.

    De Bruyne was a peripheral figure in his two years at Chelsea after failing to impress Jose Mourinho, who sold him to German club Wolfsburg in 2014.

    The 25-year-old Belgium midfielder was a huge hit in the Bundesliga and he has maintained his rise since joining City for £55 million ($69 million, 65 million euros) last year.

    Although Mourinho has since been replaced by Conte in the Chelsea dugout, the Italian coach fears De Bruyne will still have a point to prove to the Premier League leaders when they visit Manchester.

    “I think he’s a really great player. It’s a pity that now he’s playing for another team,” Conte said.

    “I wish for him the best, but after our game. We know that it won’t be easy because we face a really great team. We want to show we are working very well and we are growing.”

    City are one point behind Chelsea heading into the first meeting this season between two teams who have quickly emerged as leading title contenders under their new managers.

    While City featuring in a title battle only five months into Pep Guardiola’s reign is hardly a surprise given the club’s financial muscle and their Spanish manager’s impeccable CV, Chelsea’s presence at the top of the table is more unexpected.

    The Blues were in turmoil last season before and after Mourinho was sacked, but former Italy and Juventus coach Conte has teased out renewed focus and passion from a squad of fragile egos and the results have been impressive.

    Three points in Manchester would take Chelsea to eight consecutive league victories for the first time since 2010, but City have lost just one of their last 15 league games and have a point to prove about the rivals’ differing schedules.

    While third-placed City have had the pressure of trying to qualify from a tough Champions League group, Chelsea have enjoyed the luxury of extra rest due to their failure to qualify for European competition.

    “We’ll have played eight more games — terrible games — in the Champions League than Chelsea and Liverpool and we are there,” Guardiola said.

    “That’s why the first part of the season is so satisfying. To still be with Liverpool and Chelsea when they don’t play in Europe is good for us.”

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