Manchester United are mathematically the furthest club away from reaching Premier League leaders Chelsea, but Eden Hazard believes that they are one of the biggest contenders.

Jose Mourinho’s Red Devils currently sit a massive 15 points adrift of the table-toppers after 22 games, but Hazard thinks that they have a better chance of snatching the crown than Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester City, who all reside above them.

Arsenal are also up there as they dropped to third place on Tuesday night following a 2-1 defeat to Watford at the Emirates, and being nine points behind also makes them dangers for Hazard.

[ad_pod id=’now-tv’ align=’centre’]

Bizarrely, the Belgian playmaker did not consider his other rivals as serious challengers for the main prize, despite just six points separating second from sixth in the table.

Given how well Hazard knows United manager Mourinho, having played under him at Chelsea, perhaps that is the main reason why he is tipping United to barge their way through.

In addition, the North-West outfit are unbeaten in the top flight since the end of October, so they could make a late surge. Hazard told Sky Sports:

“I think Arsenal and Manchester United [are the biggest title rivals]. United had a bad first part of the season and I think for a couple of games now, they played well. They drew against Stoke, but they have good players and the squad is very good. The manager is good, so they will be second or third.

“Tottenham also are strong. We lost there, but for me it is more Manchester United. They are more experienced. That is my opinion, maybe I’m wrong.”

[ad_pod id=’Shoot-Xmas-Survey’ align=’left’]

[ad_pod id=’playwire’ align=’center’]