Chelsea
legend Didier Drogba has begrudgingly backed Arsenal to win the Premier
League title following his old club's dismal start to the season.
Jose
Mourinho's side have picked up just 14 points from their opening 13
games with the Portuguese boss already setting his sights on a top-four
finish rather than a fourth league title at Stamford Bridge.
And
Drogba, who scored 13 goals in 14 games against Arsenal during his time
with Chelsea, admits Arsene Wenger's side are his favourites for the
title, but only because they have his old team-mate Petr Cech in goal.
Didier Drogba, speaking at the London
book signing for his new autobiography Commitment, has backed Arsenal to
win the Premier League title following Chelsea's dismal start
Drogba admits Arsenal are his favourites for the title, but only because they have Petr Cech in goal
He told Sky Sports News: 'I think Manchester City will be as strong as they have been in the last few years.
'Unfortunately Chelsea are too far [behind in the title race], so I will go for my friend Petr Cech at Arsenal.'
The
Ivorian striker, who was speaking at the London book signing for his
new autobiography Commitment, is also confident his old club have now
turned a corner after picking up two victories in four days.
The
west London club earned their fourth league win of the season on
Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Norwich before an emphatic 4-0 win
against Champions League minnows Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel on Tuesday
night.
He
added: 'When you have won the league the season before and you find
yourselves in the last three or four teams in the table after four or
five games, it is a shock.
'They have won two consecutive games in the last two days, so I think it is kind of a new start.'
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side have earned just 14 points from their opening 13 games so far this season
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