Chelsea last won the league in the 2016-17 season. Since then, the Blues have finished outside the top two.

Aside Chelsea, only Liverpool have beaten Manchester City to win the league over the last 7 years.

Former Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot has warned that with the way Manchester City are dominating in the league, the Premier League may become a one-team league.

Asked about City’s dominance, Melchiot told ESPN: “It will hurt the game. Why did I come to England and play there so long?

“It’s because I had a feeling there was more opportunities for other teams to win the league.

“[If one team] wins continuously, the spicy side of why England is so great, it might go away.

“We cannot look at City and make it a problem for them… [They’ve] brought in Erling Haaland and the kid cannot stop scoring.

“I even think Pep Guardiola is looking at him and thinking he knew he was great, but he’s producing even more.

“If City keep doing this, and I see Liverpool have dropped a bit – well, they might pick up the momentum a little bit – but I just don’t want it to become a one-team race.”