Passing week 6 and we can see the teams that are in the top board, what caught my attention was when Chelsea started to return to being part of the top 4 after their performance in the previous season was very unexpected.
This season in the first week they lost, to be honest it made me skeptical of them. However, they were able to bounce back in the next match and won 4 times, that is a good record with quite good improvement too. Hopefully what they showed at the beginning of this season they can maintain very well, because teams that have just experienced bad things usually lose consistency easily.
Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea seem to be able to maintain their position in the Champions League zone until the end of the season, besides we must not ignore the potential disruption that is very likely to be caused by Aston Villa.
The Blues defeat in the first week is understandable, because they face defending champions Manchester City, at the same time Enzo Maresca still needs to adapt. It is not an exaggeration to say that the two-time Champions League winners are starting to show their true selves, rising after going through a turbulent season.
It is true, the positive trend that has been successfully built is very easy to shake, especially if Enzo Maresca is faced with a storm of player injuries, but who knows they can actually continue to maintain their level of play.
On the other hand, Manchester United are now quite far from the top four, they are in 13th place with 7 points. It seems that Ten Hag squad has really lost its balance and is now starting to become a mid-table club.