EPL Tilte Talk; Mind Games at Its Very Best

ENGLAND- Koeman: It is a Two-Horse Race

Koeman has his eyes on the prize despite mind games of Chelsea and Manchester City being firm favourites of the EPL crown

Ronald Koeman believes his Southampton side has the beating of Chelsea and Manchester City - but only over 90 minutes and not the course of a season. The Dutchman has led Saints to second place in the Barclays Premier League after replacing Mauricio Pochettino over the summer, with a number of his recruits already starting to make names for themselves in the division.

Graziano Pelle was brought in from Koeman's former club Feyernoord and, as well as scoring on his Italy debut, he has notched six league goals and picked up the player of the month award for September.

Dusan Tadic has arguably had an even better start, with the Serbia winger up for the October award having starred in the 8-0 demolition of Sunderland.

Leicester are the visitors to the south coast on Saturday before a tough run of fixtures that will see Koeman's side face Man City, Arsenal and Manchester United in the space of eight days. "I think it is a two-team race because I still believe that City and Chelsea are stronger over the whole season," he said.