Premier League cult hero rules one club OUT of title race ahead of Man City vs Liverpool

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballPremier LeagueArsenal's slip up at Sunderland has opened the door for Liverpool or Manchester City to cut the gap on Mikel Arteta's men but one rival club has been ruled out of the title raceArsenal dropping points at Sunderland may have opened the door for their title rivals ahead of Liverpool's trip to Manchester City, but Shaka Hislop insists Chelsea are one club who won't be in the mix for the Premier League crown.The Blues cantered to a 3-0 win over sorry Wolves on Saturday night to move up to second in the table ahead of both the reigning champions and City, who meet in a mouthwatering clash at The Etihad on Sunday. They won’t win the league.

If you offered me 1000/1 for Chelsea to win the league, I still wouldn’t take that bet right now."Liverpool legend Steve Nicol then interjected, adding he would be 'surprised' if Chelsea were to win the league but that it was wrong to disregard them outright.Hislop, though, was having none of it and replied: "Yes you can [say Chelsea will never win the title this season]. However, the Italian admitted he was concerned about dispatching the Premier League's basement club ahead of the game."I was very worried before this game," he explained "These are the worst games, they're tricky.

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