Manchester United, 11 points below City in second place, and third-place Chelsea are well placed, but beneath them the picture is more fluid. United and defending champions Chelsea find themselves in a strange hinterland, both miles behind City — 11 and 14 points respectively — but otherwise enjoying broadly successful seasons. Sean Dyche’s tightly drilled side have won six of their last eight league games and on Saturday travel to Brighton, who are without a win in six. Leicester have put last season’s post-title turmoil behind them under new manager Claude Puel, who has lost just once in eight league games since succeeding Craig Shakespeare. They sit four points below Arsenal ahead of Saturday’s home game with improving Crystal Palace, who are six games unbeaten in the league.

Source: The Express Tribune December 15, 2017 09:33 UTC