AC Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes former club Chelsea are capable of winning the Premier League title.

Cesc backs Chelsea to be title contenders alongside standout candidates Liverpool and Manchester City, clearly impressed by Frank Lampard's £230m worth of summer investments.

He told the Daily Mail: "I like this team a lot. They added a lot of quality, speed and creativity which was missing. They also added leadership in Thiago Silva. They should aim to win the league this season because I believe with Liverpool and Man City they have the best squad talent-wise."

As for Arsenal?

"They have a new project, I believe what Mikel [Arteta] is doing is nice. The players are fascinated by how he came in and changed the training ground, the methodology, how he prepares for games...

"He makes it easier for his teams to understand how to attack, how to defend - I like his ideas, all I'm hearing is positive."