BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has predicted that Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will hammer Frank Lampard’s Chelsea this weekend.
Manchester City will lock horns with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
Former Chelsea striker Sutton believes that the Citizens will hammer the Blues 5-0.
Sutton wrote on BBC Sport: “I was at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday and Manchester City’s performance levels against Real Madrid were just amazing.
“I was expecting City to dominate the ball and territory but I thought Madrid would carry a threat at times, and they really didn’t.
“City could be crowned champions on Saturday if Arsenal lose at Forest but they are going to want to go out and smash Chelsea regardless of whether they need to win this game to seal a hat-trick of titles.
“That’s what I think will happen, too. From what I have seen of Chelsea, they don’t have an identity, or much of a plan. They have got some very good individual players but they are not a team and there are times when they look like a mess.
“City will make some changes and bring in people like Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez, but they will still win easily.
“Sutton’s prediction: 5-0.”
Who will win Manchester City vs Chelsea?
In our view, Manchester City are likely to win against Chelsea, but we do not think that the Citizens will get five goals past the Blues.
Yes, City hammered Real Madrid 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Champions League in midweek and reached the final.
And yes, the defending Premier League champions are now very likely to win the title again this season.
However, we simply do not see Chelsea conceding as many as five goals against City.
Now, of course, under interim manager Frank Lampard, Chelsea have been dire.
We all know that.
However, we believe that the Blues will turn up against the Citizens and will make it tough for them.
City will win the match, but, in our view, it will not be by a 5-0 scoreline as Sutton has so astonishingly predicted.
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