clear at the top of the Premier League.
Towering midfielder Marouane Fellaini was instrumental in United's run
of six successive victories leading up to the game at Stamford Bridge
and manager Mourinho decided to tinker with his side in order to deal
with the Belgian's threat.
Instead of picking Fabregas in the holding role with Nemanja
Matic, Chelsea pushed the Spaniard further forward and brought young
French defender Kurt Zouma into the side alongside the big Serb.
"We had to put someone on Fellaini, especially for the
long balls, so yes our style changed," Fabregas told the club's website
(www.chelseafc.com) on Monday.
"I thought Zouma
did extremely well. I think his future is as a centre back but he can do
the job very well in central midfield when it's needed.
"He played very well against Spurs in the final of the
Capital One Cup, he played well against West Ham away (in the league)
and again this weekend. He's a top, top boy," said Fabregas.
"If I played there normally I would struggle a bit more to
deal with long balls and the physical aspect of the game. That's why
Mourinho is who he is and has won what he has won. The plan worked very
well."
Chelsea,
who lifted their first trophy of the season when they beat Tottenham
Hotspur 2-0 in the League Cup final last month, will effectively seal
the Premier League title with a win at second-placed Arsenal on Sunday.
"We are level on games now, we are 10 points in front and
we don't want to give them hope to put pressure on us," the 27-year-old
Spanish international said of his former club Arsenal.
"We have to put in a good performance because we know the Emirates is always a difficult place to go.
"We want to give satisfaction to the supporters. It's been
five years for them without winning the Premier League title, for me
it’s been 27 years, so I’d love to win it as soon as possible."
Source:Reuter.
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