Manchester City won 1-0 away from Chelsea in the 19th round of the English football league this Thursday, taking advantage of league leaders Arsenal’s draw at the reception in Newcastle to cut the punctual delay to five points.
Pep Guardiola’s side were clearly superior in the second half, after a balanced first half in which they found it very difficult to break through the Chelsea defensive organisation, but a wing swing from the Catalan coach sent the defense unbalanced with two players three minutes before.
The two players who came up with the goal in the 63rd minute were the same players Guardiola brought on in the 60th, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez, leaving Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden to go. The England winger made an excellent cross that allowed the Algerian international to hit the far post through the back of the net.
In addition, Guardiola had already shown his displeasure at half-time, leaving Kyle Walker and João Cancelo, who played on the right, in the booths to launch Swiss central Manuel Akanji and young Rico Lewis, aged 18.
It should be noted that Chelsea coach Graham Potter suffered two setbacks in the early stages of the match with injuries to Raheem Sterling, in the fifth minute, and to American striker Christian Pulisic, forcing him to make an early substitution for the team, with the Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the 18-year-old Carney Chukwuemeka.
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It didn’t even take Haaland’s usual goal (5.0) to beat Chelsea
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When Bernardo Silva and João Cancelo were in the starting line-up, substituted during the game, their compatriot Ruben Dias was not called up because he suffered a muscle injury, sustained while playing for the Portuguese national team in the World Cup in Qatar .
With this triumph, Manchester City reduced the delay for leaders Arsenal, who drew against Newcastle in this round in a goalless reception, to five points, with the Londoners leading by 44 (17 games), followed by citizens with 39, while Chelsea fell to 10th place with 25 (17).
Source: DN
