Irish Sunday Mirror

Top Marcs for perfect Sarri

BUT BLUES BOSS DISMISSES TITLE BID

- BY STEVE BATES

MAURIZIO SARRI continued his 100 per cent winning start in the Premier League with a thrilling win over Arsenal – then claimed Chelsea are not yet good enough to be title challenger­s.

Substitute Eden Hazard set up a late winner for defender Marcos Alonso after Arsenal bounced back from being 2-0 down in 20 minutes to level the match.

Sarri said: “No, we can’t challenge for the title, not yet. We did very well in the last 25 minutes, but we have to improve in the defensive phase, not just defenders – all the players.”

Real Madrid target Hazard said: “It’s better to be on the pitch than watching on the bench, but we have players who can do something magic, so I am just happy to win.”

And Arsenal boss Unai Emery (above) refused to be downbeat, saying: “We need to improve

things, but we had a lot of chances.”

 ??  ?? BRIDGE OF HIGHS Marcos Alonso celebrates his winner – and Blues boss Maurizio Sarri enjoys it too
BRIDGE OF HIGHS Marcos Alonso celebrates his winner – and Blues boss Maurizio Sarri enjoys it too

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