Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is happy to be proving their doubters wrong.
Chelsea face City today in a top of the table showdown.
"I remember in my first press conference that not many people trusted in Chelsea, in our work," Conte said.
"I think this must be a great strength for us to continue to work and to change people's opinions.
"We are working for ourselves, for our club, for our fans, to show that we love this shirt, we love this club.
"It's normal if you are a great team like Chelsea, and you play or are the manager of this great team, the expectation is always high.
"Sometimes it's right to be high. Sometimes you have to wait, because you are building something important.
"But now it's important to continue to work to show that Chelsea can fight for a place in the Champions League, can fight for the title, can fight the best teams in this league."