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Enzo Maresca thinks it is too early for his Chelsea side to challenge for the Premier League title

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Enzo Maresca says Chelsea are growing out of being Premier League ‘puppies' but in a press conference reminiscent of Jose Mourinho, the Italian insisted this season is too soon to claim they can be crowned the top dogs in England.

It was during Mourinho’s debut campaign of his second spell in 2013-14 when the Portuguese famously allayed expectations by insisting the Blues were not in the running with Manchester City and Arsenal, saying: 'Two horses and a little horse that still needs milk. A horse that next season can race.