Chelsea Striker, Didier Drogba, admits he expected the title race to go down to the wire, even though Chelsea once had a commanding eight point lead over Manchester City.
The Blues had an eight-point cushion over Manchester City at one point, although that lead now stands at just three.
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The gap would have been a single point had Manuel Pellegrini's men not blown a two-goal lead to draw with Burnley and Drogba insists complacency is not behind the difference being cut.
"It's going to be tough, we knew it was not over," Drogba told ESPN.
"A few years ago, I think we were 11 or 12 points in front of Man United and then they won the league. So eight points or nine I think it is not enough.
"At that time of the season, it was too early, but I think now we start again a new championship. I think the game is on."
Chelsea will enter 2015 atop of the standings and were in the lead at Christmas and it's something which has proven a good omen in the past for Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea face Tottenham Hotspurs tomorrow and a win will keep the blues at the top of the table for yet another week.
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