Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is reluctant to talk up their title chances after moving into third place.
The Blues are eight points behind leaders Liverpool.
"It's nice to be above City, because I've got huge respect for them," Lampard said after victory over Crystal Palace.
"What a team. But I certainly won't announce ourselves in a title race because we are relatively new, because we are in transition with younger players.
"To get carried away would be our biggest enemy. To say that would be a bit naive because we are not even a third of the way through the season. If we can keep replicating the form, keep replicating the results, then we can certainly close the gap, and I think that is the first step."
