This title race could be decided by Africa ie who loses ground when their African players goes to Afcon in Jan 2022
Chelsea
Gk Mendy: HUGE blow and what's worse Kepa comes in... Chelsea has undoubtedly the best defence in the league right now so a lot of pressure for Kepa to maintain standards
Mf Ziyech: barring squad injuries, not really that bad to miss
Man City
Fw mahrez: on his day, one of the best in the league. City got enough cover that again barring injuries should be fine for a few weeks
Liverpool
DF Matip: been playing most games for Liverpool however konate, gomez and Nat Phillips are waiting in the wings to deputose
Mf keita: not as influential to be missed that much
Fw mane: part of the main front 3...big miss
Fw Salah: part of the main front 3...plus arguably best player in the world right now.
Key goalscorer and arguably the biggest loss across all 3 title contending clubs
