RIO FERDINAND believes Chelsea are flying this season because they are not playing in Europe.
The Blues secured their eight Premier League win in a row yesterday with a 3-1 victory against Manchester City to secure their spot at the top of the table.
Chelsea got off to a bad start at the Etihad, with Gary Cahill’s own goal putting Manchester City ahead.
But second-half strikes from Willian, Costa and Hazard secured a resounding win for Antonio Conte’s side.
And Ferdinand has heaped praise on Conte for turing around the fortunes of the club this season.
It's a testament to the management of Conte to get his identity on this team," Ferdinand told BT Sport.
“The intensity that they're performing under at the moment is unbelievable.
“There's a big contrast to last season, and this formation that they've got, he's drilling them week in, week out.
"Not playing in Europe I think is giving them the edge.
“He's been able to work on the training field and got [his] ideas across, and they're going out there now and they're putting teams to the sword.
"I mean, they've gone to the Etihad and absolutely destroyed this Manchester City team."
Chelsea got off to a bad start at the Etihad, with Gary Cahill’s own goal putting Manchester City ahead.
But second-half strikes from Willian, Costa and Hazard secured a resounding win for Antonio Conte’s side.
And Ferdinand has heaped praise on Conte for turing around the fortunes of the club this season.
It's a testament to the management of Conte to get his identity on this team," Ferdinand told BT Sport.
“The intensity that they're performing under at the moment is unbelievable.
“There's a big contrast to last season, and this formation that they've got, he's drilling them week in, week out.
"Not playing in Europe I think is giving them the edge.
“He's been able to work on the training field and got [his] ideas across, and they're going out there now and they're putting teams to the sword.
"I mean, they've gone to the Etihad and absolutely destroyed this Manchester City team."
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