Alan Shearer: 'Chelsea the team to beat but title race will be tight'

BBC pundit Alan Shearer has said that Premier League champions Chelsea will be the "team to beat" this season.

Jose Mourinho's side won their fifth league title in 2014-15, ending the season eight points ahead of Manchester City.

"Chelsea won at a canter last season, certainly from February on, but it will be tighter," Shearer told BBC Sport.

"[Chelsea] will still be the team to beat."

The ex-England captain also predicts that the top four of Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal and Manchester United will be the same as last year, but possibly in a different order.

Chelsea play Arsenal in the Community Shield on Sunday.