Drog - Catch us if you can

Drogba: On fire

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Didier Drogba has issued a 'catch us if you can' challenge to Chelsea's Premier League rivals.

The striker is on fire this season and notched another brace as Carlo Ancelotti's side easily beat Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirates on Sunday.

The win opened up a five-point gap on nearest challengers Manchester United at the top of the table, while Spurs in third are a massive ten points behind and the Gunners in fourth are 11 points adrift with a game in hand.

While some already believe the Blues are home and hosed, Drogba is not counting his chickens just yet.

But he admits he is glad the Blues are in the driving seat and it is other teams who have to chase them.

Good gap

He said: "The lead is not enough, but at the same time it's a good gap. We have to keep winning our games.

"When you are top of the league, it is good - the others have to chase us. They have to produce and do more than us to win games.

"It is true that Manchester are still there. We were in their position last year, behind and chasing.

"It is very difficult and now they have to come and catch us. I hope we have the team to stay ahead for the rest of the season."

Winning desire

He told Sky Sports News that the Blues want to win the league and he expected them to be there at the end of the season.

Asked how the current squad matched up to previous Chelsea title-winning sides, he replied: "There's a lot of same feelings, you know that the first two seasons when I came here, you know we beat Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester, even games which were difficult we managed to win and that is the strength that we had previous seasons.

"And I think that is why we are top of the league and that's why we believe we can be champions this year."