Comparing Chelsea to Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester city at the moment is like a mockery in my opinion. It's savagery linking Chelsea with title race despite their bit of improvement. Arsenal and Manchester city are in balance now with their key players injured but I still don't see Chelsea near them in term of performance. When we talk about squad depth, of course Chelsea is up to the task but when performance is involved, they're completely out of discussion when these three clubs are being mentioned.
Maresca is not yet getting his team selection properly or perhaps he's playing favoritism card and if that's the case, he will not go far managing Chelsea. Imagine having someone like Felix in your squad but always keeping him on the bench even when he might have impact on the game.
Then why Arsenal is behind Chelsea right now? Chelsea has a quality to win Premier League in this season, don't underestimate them, what you should underestimate is Manchester United.
Joao Felix isn't even a great player, he was only good in Benfica, now his quality is nothing different to Ligue 1.
Although most people mock Nicolas Jackson and he's in a meme, but people should know the fact Jackson is the best striker in Chelsea, better than Nkunku and Felix.
Chelsea have a chance to be involved in the trophy competition with Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal. There is no need to underestimate anyone, because the journey this season is still very long, and the situation can change very quickly. Liverpool and Manchester City have a higher chance than the other contestants, but Chelsea and Arsenal also have the opportunity to acquire the top of the standings. The intensity of the competition will increase in the second half of the season, it is always not easy to maintain a position in the top four of the Premier League standings.
Enzo Maresca has a number of talented young players in his squad, Joao Felix, Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson have the potential to become great strikers in the Premier League. I think Chelsea have developed for the better this season, as the season progresses we can see them getting stronger from one match to another. About Manchester United, Ruben Amorim must clean up the mess in the team first, it takes extra work to rise and become a trophy-challenging team again.