2. Firepower
Remember when Fernando Torres scored 81 times over four seasons at Anfield? In the three seasons he has now spent at Stamford Bridge, he has managed only 24 so far. He might have rediscovered his shooting boots of late, with two goals against Nordjaelland, but there is a difference between scoring against the minnows of world football and scoring in the big games, something which the Spaniard manages on an all too infrequent basis. With Robin van Persie scoring for fun at Old Trafford (The Dutchman is this seasons top scorer with 15 so far), Torres isn't doing enough to win games for his side. It says something when Mata is the clubs second highest scorer this season, just one behind the Spaniard. As good a player as Mata is, Torres really should be contributing more to the side. United and City meanwhile seem to have an abundance of attacking options; United's top three goalscorers this season are van Persie, Rooney and Hernandez - all three mains strikers getting in and amongst the goals. City's top three goalscorers are Aguero, Tevez and Dzeko - again, all three strikers performing. Chelsea's third highest goalscorer this season, after Torres and Mata? Gary Cahill. Put simply, United and City have more firepower.
Joseph Dempsey
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
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