Mateo Kovacic scored against his former club after Erling Haaland’s opener to seal a 2-0 win for Manchester City against Chelsea
This was Diet Pep proving no match for the full-fat version. Master met apprentice at Stamford Bridge and the result was predictable as, who are at the start of another rebuild under Enzo Maresca, and they will improve once Cole Palmer’s sharpness returns. For all their spending, though, they could not match City’s class or experience. Pep Guardiola dealt easily with his former assistant.
Sterling, it was said through his representatives before kick-off, will be seeking “clarity about his future” in the coming days. Maresca, meanwhile, will simply be holding an inquest into the defending that allowed City to take control. There had already been a few warning shots from the visitors, not least when Savinho’s pass cut Chelsea open and forced Wesley Fofana to divert Silva’s shot, and it felt too easy when Jérémy Doku was allowed to dribble inside from the left flank.
Up and running, City could have been out of sight at half-time. Kevin De Bruyne, so full of effortless class, whistled a shot narrowly wide. Silva and Doku had shots repelled by Sánchez. Savinho, who enjoyed a promising debut after joining from Troyes, went on a few exciting dribbles down the right.
Chelsea had to offer more in the final third. Maresca turned to Pedro Neto – off came Nkunku, who had done little to show he was more worthy of a place than Sterling – and the pressure grew. Lewis made a brilliant clearance to deny Neto a debut goal and Jackson almost turned a loose ball past Ederson. City stirred at the other end, only for Lewis to have a goal disallowed for Haaland’s foul on Levi Colwill.
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