Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has claimed that the Premier League title race will still be alive in the closing stages of the season.
Jose Mourinho's side led Manchester City by nine points last month, but the champions have cut the gap to three points at the halfway stage of the season.
However, Drogba insists that Chelsea have not been complacent, and he expects there to be more twists before the winners are crowned in May.
"I think it's going to be tough," the Ivorian is quoted as saying by The Mirror. "Even when people were saying differently a few weeks ago, we knew it was not over.
"A few years ago I think we were 11 or 12 points in front of Man United and then they won the league.
"So eight points or nine points - I don't know how many points we had on top of Man City - I think it is not enough. It was too early at that time of the season. But I think now we start again a new championship. I think the game is on. I think it will go all the way till the end."
Chelsea travel to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's Day.
Callum Mulvihill
