We will really see exactly where Chelsea are on Sunday afternoon as they welcome champions Manchester City to Stamford Bridge. Mauricio Pochettino points out in virtually every press conference that the Blues are at the start of their process but it will be really intriguing to see how they get on against elite opposition in City.

Pep Guardiola's treble-winning side are perhaps the best team in world football right now and with five wins from their last five games in all competitions, they arrive in west London in red-hot form. "For me, it is the best team, the best coaching staff, the best manager," Pochettino said about City on Friday.

"We need to praise, we need to tell the truth, it is the best or one of the best organisations in the world. When you show the results it's because you are doing things top to bottom really well.

"We need to give credit to all of the organisation. It's going to be a challenge, we want to compete against them, I think we are going to try and compete our best, and what we want is three points, they are important for us."

So there is no doubting that Chelsea go into the match as underdogs but their best performances this season – against the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham – have all been in similar scenarios. Pochettino has a lot of talented players to choose from and the injury situation at the club is improving all of the time.

So, what sort of team do we expect the Argentine to go for against the champions. Bobby Vincent and Scott Trotter discuss below.

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Scott Trotter

With Enzo Fernandez having avoided the injury list after being substituted against Tottenham, Pochettino does not look like he will be forced into making any changes as Chelsea take on Premier League leaders for the second week in a row. Robert Sanchez will continue in goal with Reece James, Thiago Silva and Axel Disasi to continue in the backline.

Levi Colwill probably just beats out Marc Cucurella given Manchester City's attacking qualities, but the Spaniard has made it a more difficult decision than many would have expected at the start of the season. Chelsea's middle three is an easy choice at the moment with Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Conor Gallagher making a formidable trio.

What lies ahead of them may be in doubt, despite Nicolas Jackson scoring a hat-trick against Spurs. It's hard to ignore the quality of the Blues' first half performance against Arsenal from October, and a start for Mykhailo Mudryk could leave an opportunity to play Cole Palmer through the middle and Raheem Sterling on the right.

Scott's XI: Sanchez; James, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez, Gallagher, Sterling, Palmer, Mudryk

Bobby Vincent

I'm expecting the same lineup from Pochettino from the one we saw get the three points at Tottenham. Sanchez of course keeps his place in goal, with the same back-four ahead of him that started at Spurs.

Then the same midfield trio that has been so strong recently. I feel like we need to see an improvement from Enzo, though, who has not been at his sensational best this season and has been quiet in a few matches. Saying that, however, he is still one of the first names on the team sheet for Pochettino and the Blues.

I think we could see the same front three as what started on Monday night, too, with Mudryk being used from the bench. There is a chance we see Palmer used in the false nine role, like we did against Arsenal last month, but Jackson simply does not deserved to be dropped following on from his hat-trick at Spurs.

Bobby's XI: Sanchez; James, Silva, Disasi, Colwill; Gallagher, Enzo, Caicedo; Palmer, Sterling, Jackson