Manchester City midfielder David Silva has said that his side cannot afford to lose to Premier League rivals Chelsea on Sunday.
The Blues have made a superb start to the new season and sit top of the Premier League, scoring 15 goals in the process with seven of those coming from new signing Diego Costa.
Chelsea face Man City this weekend with the Premier League champions having struggled to get their grip in results thus far and David Silva believes that his City side cannot afford to be beaten by Jose Mourinho’s men.
“It is a very important game,” he told the press on Thursday. “They are first in the league and have more points than us. We can’t lose on Sunday and let that gap get any bigger so it is a very important game.
“It is early in this stage, it’s still a long way to go in the Premier League and anything can happen [but] yes, we need to win on Sunday because otherwise the gap will start to get too big.
“I think Chelsea have made fantastic signings this year … but we are a strong team. We’ve got a big team so as always we’ve got to go out there and win the game.”