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Chelsea's Edouard Mendy admits 'City deserved the title but this is a final'

Chelsea and Senegal's Edouard Mendy has admitted that Manchester City deserved to win the Premier League title but insists Saturday's Champions League final is a different.

His form means that Chelsea will be hoping that the 29-year-old has fully recovered from a rib injury, sustained on the last day of the season, to play against City in the Champions League final in Porto on Saturday.

"This team (Manchester City) deserved this year's league title, they were very good and very consistent throughout the year," Mendy admitted to BBC Sport Africa.

"They deserve their title and there's no arguing about that but now we are playing a final and it's a different.