Chelsea have had their blip and are still on top

It may only be on alphabetical order and it may have been after holding an eight point lead over Manchester City – but they have come through a terrible run of fixtures, have been bang out of form and are still on top of the table.

Jose Mourinho will expect his players to pull their socks off and dust themselves off – and make sure that they do not throw away a title.

The thrashing by Spurs will have shell shocked the players and they will make sure it does not happen again.