Manchester City's Premier League revival gathered pace after beating Chelsea 3-1 moved Pep Guardiola's team up to fourth in the standings on Saturday. The four-time defending champion remains 12 points behind leader Liverpool,

The financial incentives are obvious but there is also a prestige and importance beyond money to being in Europe's premier competition

Saturday is not just a case of Cole Palmer returning to his former club as a potential match-winner, because Chelsea's manager Enzo Maresca is also back on familiar territory. This is a huge game in the race for the top four and it feels like anything could happen.