Chelsea are absolutely flying under Antonio Conte this season, and after a difficult start,have won all eight of their games since switching to the 3-4-3 formation.
Star players Eden Hazard and Diego Costa have played a huge part in the Blues' terrific run, with both attackers getting on the scoresheet in Saturday's 1-3 victory over Manchester City.
Costa equaliser on Saturday put himas thePremier League's joint top scorer with 11 goals to his name so far this season, but Hazard isn't far behind, having notched eight himself.
The Belgian ace is certainly in the running for this season's Golden Boot award, but has said that Costa can have it, as long as he gets to be the Player of the Year.
Asked about his form in front of goal this campaign by theTelegraph, he replied:It's not bad is it? But I always say to Diego that he can become the top scorer. If I get the chance to score a goal, I will take it. But he can become the top scorer if I can win the trophy of the best player.
We can laugh about it now, but we'll see. Diego is performing on a high level, we are scoring a lot of goals. We are strong as a team, we are together and that's very good. We are going to try to keep playing on this level. We will see, but we are full of confidence.�
Hazard is just one goal away from scoring 50 league goals since joining Chelsea, yet he insists that records do not matter to him, and he is purely focused on winning titles.
Records have never been important for me,� he remarked. The only thing that interests me is winning the title at the end of the season. Man City are title contenders and we won. We are satisfied.
Since Boxing Day 2015, Diego Costa has had a hand in 30 goals in 28 #PL apps - scoring 20 and assisting 10 pic.twitter.com/akRkTX3o0s
"Next week there is another game we will try to win. We are just taking our moments. City had chances to go 2-0, 3-0 up. They could have won if they'd finished their opportunities, but that's football too. We took our chances.
Chelsea are always competing for the title. We are in a good position right now, but let's see. We are trying.�