Here is your Chelsea morning digest on Monday, January 4.
Guardiola on 'suffering' Blues
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted that Chelsea are "suffering" after his side beat the Blues 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Frank Lampard's side are now without a win in three Premier League matches after failing to stop City's dominant first-half in west London.
Goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne meant that Callum Hudson-Odoi 's injury-time strike was nothing but a consolation for the hosts.
Speaking after the game, and City manager Guardiola admitted that Sunday's opposition are currently struggling with their form, but also indicated that he wouldn't be too concerned if he was Lampard.
The former Barcelona manager said: "Chelsea is one of the strongest teams, we cannot deny it. They are suffering the last games, but you see the quality of the players, of the bench, it's good."
Lampard plays down talk of pressure
Lampard has played down any speculation of pressure on his job following Chelsea's poor run of form.
The Blues have won just one out of their last six matches in the Premier League and have now slipped down the table to eighth-place.
However, the former Chelsea midfielder is not concerned about the board putting pressure on his job, despite their history of changing managers.
"I am not concerned on that. I just spoke to the after the game about I expected periods of difficulty," Lampard said.
"I know it doesn't come easy. Whether that puts pressure on me it is regardless.
"A month ago, people were saying when was I going to get a new contract. Pressure remains constant. My job is to keep working and pick up the players."
Read every word from Lampard post-match here.
Keane fears little patience for Lampard
One man who doesn't agree with Lampard, though, is Roy Keane - who believes there will be little room for patience when it comes to Chelsea this season.
The Blues are seven points behind leaders Liverpool - who can move to 10 points clear if they manage to beat Southampton this evening.
Keane, when speaking on Sky Sports, revealed that Lampard's biggest fear could be the reality.
“It’s a strange one," the former Manchester United captain told said. "I think Frank always comes across well, he’s a pretty honest guy.
"He speaks about patience but I didn’t realise the word patience existed at Chelsea, particularly with managers.
"They’ve changed managers who have had success there, so I don’t think Frank is going to get that much time.
"I think there’s huge pressure this year because of the money they’ve spent."
