Spurs offer Scolari first taste of London derby

By Alan Baldwin

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari should enjoy his first taste of a London derby on Sunday, with the Premier League leaders hosting unsettled Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.

The Brazilian's side have yet to concede a goal in two league games while Spurs, undermined by Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov's determination to leave, have suffered two stinging defeats.

With champions Manchester United playing the UEFA Super Cup with Zenit St Petersburg in Monaco on Friday and absent from the weekend's domestic programme, the spotlight falls on early pacesetters Chelsea and Liverpool.

"I am happy because we have played two games and won two games, but it is difficult," Scolari told Sky Sports News on Wednesday.

"We now have a big derby on Sunday and all the teams are very good."

Chelsea thrashed Portsmouth 4-0 in their opening match of the season but were more restrained in winning 1-0 at Wigan last weekend.

Pending the signing of Brazilian forward Robinho from Real Madrid, and following the departure of Andriy Shevchenko to AC Milan, the West Londoners remain short on strikers although Didier Drogba could be back from injury to play at least a part in Sunday's game.

Liverpool, who scraped past Belgium's Standard Liege 1-0 with a late extra-time goal on Wednesday to secure their place in the Champions League, are level on points with Chelsea and travel to Aston Villa in a later match on Sunday.