Roberto Mancini still sees Chelsea winning the Premier League despite his Manchester City side ending the champions' 100% start to the season at Eastlands. Yet even after Carlos Tevez had scored an excellent second-half winner to give City their third straight win against Chelsea after completing the double last term, Mancini did not change his view.
"I still think they will win it easily because I think they are the best team in the Premier League," he said.
"It is not possible for them to score five goals every game.
"Sometimes you might get a result like this. But they are the better team."
Tevez's 59th-minute solo effort was his fourth goal of the season, and his industrious performance on his own up front kept the Chelsea defence occupied.
"Carlos is a fantastic striker," said Mancini.
"Not only because he scored but because he fights all the time against tall players.
"At this moment we don't have all our players, so for him to be on his own is not easy for him."
