Liam Rosenior makes honest Chelsea admission amid Champions League race with Liverpool

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The Blues have only won once in their last four Premier League fixtures, which has allowed Arne Slot's side the opportunity to overtake.With Aston Villa up next — another tough fixture — and PSG, Newcastle United and both Manchester teams on the horizon, things don't get any easier for Chelsea, at least on paper.READ MORE: Liverpool facing Champions League rematch after VAR controversyREAD MORE: Liverpool's next 5 games compared to Man Utd, Chelsea and Aston VillaWith Rosenior still relatively new to the role, he is eyeing some swift improvement in a couple of fundamental areas in order to keep pace with those above Chelsea in the table."Arsenal are a very physical, very high pressing, high-energy team," Rosenior said after losing at the Emirates Stadium."I want us to be high pressing and high energy as well. "I think anyone watching this game or previous few games, there's two things that we have to improve."Our discipline, and our defending set plays.

"I can't believe I'm saying that from where they were six weeks ago. But, they've got no distractions, something good is going on, all the momentum."I think Liverpool finish fourth and I think Chelsea will finish fifth.

I hope Aston Villa finish in the top five, I really do."I've said before that their manager is an experienced and wise guy. If they get some players back; midfield players being injured have cost them in the last few weeks."I just think it will be Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.