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Jamie Carragher: This will worry Antonio Conte most about Chelsea’s clash against Man City
ANTONIO CONTE and Chelsea should be on guard against Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola desperate to prove his side have a stronger system.
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Those are the thoughts of Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.
Pep Guardiola has set up City for their past few matches in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The Spaniard has reaped the rewards with victories against Burnley and Crystal Palace.
His Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte hasn’t moved away from his trusted 3-4-3 system since he employed it after his side’s 3-0 defeat against Arsenal back in September.
Antonio Conte's Chelsea are the Premier League's in-form team
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are in a rich vein of form too
It's a real big test for both managers and teams of course, but certainly for this Chelsea system
City host Chelsea on Saturday (12:30pm) in what could be a thrilling showdown.
And Carragher is convinced Guardiola will try and throw a spanner in the works to disrupt Chelsea’s rhythm.
“I think Pep Guardiola will be desperate to get one over on Chelsea and the system and set-up that they are using because he's been the manager who, when he has come in, we've been talking about systems and doing different things," Carragher told Sky Sports.
“But it's now Antonio Conte who has done something, not that we didn't expect it because he has done it before, but is different to what we've seen.
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“I’m sure Guardiola will have something up his sleeve and will do something a little bit different.
“I think it will be a fascinating game to look at tactically with what the two mangers try and do.
“It's a real big test for both managers and teams of course, but certainly for this Chelsea system.”
Chelsea are currently one point clear of City at the top of the table.
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