Chelsea went into that final fixture with a measure of trepidation having lost at Wigan earlier in the season but tore them apart to end Manchester United's three-year grip on the trophy.
Didier Drogba weighed in with a hat-trick to end the season as the league's top scorer and he picked up where he left off with another treble against West Brom.
"They didn't start well (against Wigan) last year but we have to learn to play against teams with strong motivation," said the Italian.
"Our aim is to show continuity away from home. Although we did very well last season, away we had some problems. We need to change the direction of this.
"Last season we won the first six games - that was key to winning the title. We want the same this season and we have started very well. Now we need to look to the next game."
While Chelsea and United's title credentials are undoubted, there are still question marks over Manchester City, despite their continued spending.
Having failed to trouble Tottenham Hotspur in their goalless away fixture, City's troupe of millionaires need to be more convincing in front of their own fans against another potential title rival.
City added Italian forward Mario Balotelli and England midfielder James Milner to their bulging squad this week and manager Roberto Mancini faces a hard task to gel a team together in time to claim a first win over Liverpool since Kiki Musampa's last-minute goal secured a 1-0 victory in April 2005.
City's players looked like strangers in the first half against Spurs, which was hardly surprising when so many of them had met only weeks previously, and only the heroics of Joe Hart kept them in the game.
Throw in the diversion of Thursday's Europa League playoff match against Romania's FC Timisoara and Mancini has a tough juggling act, with Robinho, Roque Satan Cruz and Shay Given already showing sign
