Antonio Conte’s Chelsea travel to Manchester City on Saturday going in search of an eighth successive Premier League victory.

The Blues have been in unbelievable form since the Italian changed the system to incorporate a back three after their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal, and since then they have won seven league games on the spin, and conceded just one goal in the process.

Consequently, Conte’s men have shot to the top of the Premier League table, but face a stern test away at Pep Guardiola’s City at the weekend.

City have won three of their last four league games but haven’t tasted success at the Etihad Stadium in the league since September 24, with Everton, Southampton, and Middlesbrough all leaving the North West with a point.

They will come up against an in-form and confident Chelsea side on Saturday, who know that a win will open up a four-point gap over Guardiola’s men.

With the build-up well underway ahead of Saturday’s clash, we at Shoot! thought we’d have a look back at some past meetings between the two, and this one is a game that likely delighted Chelsea fans all the way back in 2007.

A brace from Didier Drogba and goals from Michael Essien, Joe Cole, Saloman Kalou, and Andriy Shevchenko secured Avram Grant’s side a 6-0 win at Stamford Bridge, so here is the Chelsea XI from that day, and where they are now…

Petr Cech

Petr Cech was embarking on his fourth season at Chelsea when he kept a clean sheet in their 6-0 win over City, this was all a year after sustaining a head injury against Reading.

The Czech Republic international was the undoubted number one in his 11-year spell at Stamford Bridge, and won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and a Champions League crown in his time in West London.

He made the move across London in 2015 to join Arsenal, and started their 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday.

Juliano Belletti

Former Brazilian international Juliano Belletti only joined Chelsea in the summer of 2007 after three years at Barcelona.

The right-back spent three seasons at Stamford Bridge, winning the Premier League title in 2009/10, before being released in 2010 having made 94 appearances for the Blues.

Belletti retired from football in 2011 as he was unable to recover from an Achilles injury.

Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Carvalho was in the middle of his six-year stint at Chelsea when he helped keep a clean sheet against Man City.

The Portuguese defender was an outstanding centre-back who, although took a while to adapt to English football, was one of the best in the Premier League.

His excellent displays at the back for Blues secured him a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he spent three years and won the La Liga title before moving to Monaco in 2013.

Carvalho was a regular for the French side in the last three years, but is currently a free agent having not had his contract renewed by the Ligue 1 side in the summer.

Alex

The 2007/08 campaign was Alex’s first full season in the Chelsea first team, despite signing at Stamford Bridge three years earlier.

He made the move to West London in 2004 but was sent out on loan to PSV Eindhoven for three years, but returned to Chelsea and proved what a solid defender he was with several fine displays at the back.

Well known for his incredible shot power and lethal free-kicks, the former Brazilian international moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2012, and spent two years there before moving to Italian giants AC Milan in the summer of 2014.

Alex hasn’t officially retired from football, but hasn’t had a club since leaving Milan earlier this year.

Paulo Ferreira

Paulo Ferreira was one of several players to follow Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge in 2004, signing for over £13 million in that summer.

And it was money well spent by the Blues as the full-back helped the club achieve their first Premier League title that season, and went on to appear 214 times for Chelsea, winning three league titles, four FA Cups, and a Champions League crown in his time at Stamford Bridge.

Ferreira retired from playing in 2013 after his ninth season in West London, and went behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge to work as an assistant loan player technical coach.

Joe Cole

Joe Cole made the move across London from West Ham to Chelsea in 2003, and cost the Blues and their new owner Roman Abramovich just £6.6 million.

And the Blues certainly got their money’s worth and more from Cole’s contributions, who went on to appear 281 times and score 40 goals before moving to Liverpool in 2010.

During his time at Stamford Bridge, Cole won three Premier League titles and three FA Cups, as well as becoming a regular in the England squad, playing 56 times for his country before his last cap against Germany in the 2010 World Cup.

The 35-year-old has since been at West Ham, Lille, Aston Villa, and Coventry, before signing for North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies in May of this year.

Michael Essien

What a sensational midfielder Michael Essien was on his day!

The former Ghanaian international moved to Chelsea in 2005 after several impressive displays for Lyon, and went on to make 256 appearances for the Blues over a nine-year period.

Scorer of some unbelievable goals, most notably that stunning long-range strike against Arsenal to preserve their unbeaten home record, Essien suffered a few long-term injuries at Chelsea, and actually went on loan to Real Madrid in 2012 to reunite with Jose Mourinho.

His long association with Chelsea ended in 2014 when he signed for AC Milan, and spent 18 months in Italy before moving to Greek side Panathinaikos in 2015, although was released earlier this year.

Frank Lampard

What can you say about the career of Frank Lampard!

Top of the all time goal-scorer’s list, and fourth on the all time appearance’s list, the 38-year-old is quite simply a Chelsea legend.

Six hundred and forty-eight (648) games yielded 211 goals, as well as three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and a Champions League triumph.

He scored over 20 goals in five successive seasons from 2005, and broke Bobby Tambling’s long-standing goal-scoring record with an 88th minute winner against Aston Villa in May 2013.

One of just nine England players to play over 100 times for their country, Lampard left Chelsea in 2014 and moved to New York City FC, only to be loaned to Manchester City for the 2014/15 season.

And, unsurprisingly, the former England captain got on the scoresheet against his former club in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

Lampard left New York City a few weeks ago after being informed that his contract would not be renewed.

John Obi Mikel

John Obi Mikel is the only Chelsea player in this eleven to still be at Stamford Bridge, although for how long for remains to be seen.

The 29-year-old has been at Stamford Bridge since 2006, and has played 374 times for the club in that time, scoring six goals.

However, he has fallen out of favour in recent times – he has yet to play under new manager Antonio Conte this time around – and could be set to leave the club in the near future.

Salomon Kalou

Now of Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin, Salomon Kalou spent six years at Chelsea having moved there from Feyenoord in 2006.

The Ivorian international was a regular in the first team set-up at Stamford Bridge, and appeared over 250 times for the Blues, netting 40 goals.

Kalou was one of five goal-scorers against City in the 6-0 riot, and went on to score 11 goals that season for Chelsea as they finished second behind Manchester United in the league table.

The 31-year-old moved to Lille in 2012, and spent two seasons with the French outfit before signing a three-year deal with German side Hertha Berlin.

Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba scored two of his 104 Premier League goals in the 6-0 win over City nine years ago, and will go down as one of Chelsea’s all time great strikers.

The 38-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge in 2004, and went on to make 341 appearances and scored 157 goals in his first spell in West London, which ended in 2012.

In that time, he won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and the Champions League, and was twice the club’s top-scorer, in the 2006/07 campaign as well as the 2009/10 season.

Despite leaving in 2012, Drogba returned to Chelsea in 2014 for a season, and netted seven goals in 40 games for the Blues as they regained the Premier League title.

Chelsea’s fourth all time top goal-scorer, the 104-time Ivorian international now plays in the MLS with Montreal Impact.