London's "Chelsea" coach Antonio Conte fears that the excellent form of "Manchester City" will cause significant problems for other English giants.
Italian's proteges confidently won the Premier League title last season, but before the halfway point this season, they are already nine points behind the "City".
In the first 10 games, Pep Guardiola's squad has only lost two points so far and seems unstoppable.
"I think that now for the teams that want to fight for the title, there is a big problem and that big problem is Manchester City," Conte said at a press conference.
"If Manchester City continues to play like this, I think it will be a big problem for all teams that are thinking about fighting for the title."
"If they continue to play like this, it will be very difficult to compete for the title. However, of course, we must give our all in every match. I think at this moment we deserve to have this number of points."
When asked if he believes that "City" can maintain this high pace throughout the season, Conte said he is truly unsure. This is a slightly different view than that of London's "Arsenal" manager Arsene Wenger, who thinks that "City" will eventually stumble.
Conte says there is a big problem for all the teams that want to fight for the title - and that problem is Manchester City.
