By Sportsmail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 05:36 EST, 22 October 2012 | UPDATED: 05:36 EST, 22 October 2012

Petr Cech has hailed Chelsea's flying start to the Premier League season and says he cannot wait for next weekend's title clash against Manchester United.

The Czech goalkeeper has starred as the Blues have won seven of their opening eight league fixtures to open up a four-point gap over United and reigning champions Manchester City.

Roberto Di Matteo's side travel to Shakhtar Donetsk for a Champions League tie on Tuesday night, but their No 1 has told the club's official website he is already looking forward to Sunday's game at Stamford Bridge.

This way to United: Cech is looking forward to the title clash

This way to United: Cech is looking forward to the title clash

'We have made many good starts in the time I have been here but we started slowly the first two games this season. We seem to get better as the team gets to know each other,' said Cech.

'Now we have played two tough away games at Arsenal and Spurs and we got six points which is a huge advantage, but now we await the game against Manchester United at home because that will be a another big test.'

Cech, 30, also took time out to praise the recent performances of Spanish attacking midfielder Juan Mata, who scored twice in the 4-2 win at Tottenham on Saturday.

Top form: Juan Mata (right) has been sensational of late for Chelsea

Top form: Juan Mata (right) has been sensational of late for Chelsea

Mata was rested at the start of the season after a summer in which he played in both Euro 2012 and the Olympics, and Cech feels he has benefited from that time off.

'People were surprised when he left us after the start of the season and went for a holiday but you can't play two seasons in a row,' insisted Cech.

'By this time he would have been burnt out without any break but now you can see he still has the hunger to play and he is fit and has a lot of energy. It is great to see him playing like that.'

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I would really like a media organisation, any media organisation to get together completely neutral refereeing experts to review all controversial refereeing decisions in the premier league over the last twenty years and broadcast the result. What that review would reveal is an unequivocal conclusion that manure has had more controversial refereeing decision going in their favour than any other team in the premer league over the last twenty years. In fact manure in my opinion has probably had controversial refereeing decision benefitting them than the rest if the premier league combined total.

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Mo Manchester, last season Chelsea lost to manure at your place thanks to two blatant offside goals. At Stamford bridge manure were able to salvage a draw thanks to two disgraceful penalties that they awarded. In 2010 when we beat manure at their place the "goal" that manure scored was a blatant hand ball. Macheda handled the ball twice before shoving the ball into our net with both hands. A few seasons ago when we played manure at their place Johnny Evans karate kicked Drogba on his Chest and he did not even get a booking for it, in fact a foul was never awarded. It would have been a penalty because the offence happened in the box. This season manure played Liverpool and Mark Halsey utterly ruined the game for Liverpool. He sent off Shelvy for a fifty challenge and did not even book the manure player, he denied Liverpool a clear penalty, and he awarded a penalty that was never a penalty.

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Hold up. Chelsea fans talking about controversial decisions in favour of utd. When was the last time utd won at Stamford bridge ? Martin Atkinson has always settled this match in your favour 2-1 springs to mind when luiz should have blatantly gone. Oh and I'm pretty sure you won the league at old Trafford with drogba's 10 yards offside goal. And your offside goal that same season with Terry's winner at the bridge. Plzz stop waffling You've had your fair share of decisions. Webb gave utd 2 clear cut penalties and he should've given a 3rd which was also clear

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Let's just hope the petrodollars of Chelski will not blind the refs. Clattenburg anyone?

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- nati , geneve, Switzerland, 22/10/2012 12:42 Arsenal and Spurs fans have said the same words. But they had been kicked and shown the doors by Chelsea! Che 3 - 0 Man U

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Just hope we don't get to play against 11 players from Man U and 3 match officials. I dread seeing Halsey or Webb as officials for this match cos they always have a way of making Man U win under controversial circumstances.

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I just hope that our match against manure is not decided by some controversial refereeing decision. I sincerely hope that Howard Webb or Mark Halsey are not put in charge of this game. I want Chelsea to win because I am a Chelsea but what I am dreading is this match being decided by some dreadful refereeing like we saw when manure played Liverpool when Shelvey was sent off in controversial circumstances, and the winning goal also came from a controversial penalty. I would be devastated to see us lose in similar circumstance. I also do not want to see my team win a match in those circumstances.

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Best team in the Prem at the moment, Chelsea. I'm notlooking forward to this one. Best midfield by far versus our non-existent one.......I'll be more than happy if we escape with a draw!

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ROONEY, RVP , DANNY , THEY GONE KICK UR ASS PETER CECH.

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Safest pair of hands in the league.

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