The 4th Official
·8 May 2021
The 4th Official
·8 May 2021
Manchester City entertained Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they looked to pick up a victory at home which would have been enough for them to win the Premier League title. The Mancunian outfit made a slow start to the game but recovered well and took the lead in the 44th minute courtesy of Raheem Sterling’s goal. Sergio Aguero missed a penalty soon after which meant that Man City went into the half-time break one goal to the good.
Hakim Ziyech equalized for the visitors in the 63rd minute with a good finish to set up a grand finale to the match. There was even more drama late in the game as Chelsea scored an injury-time winner courtesy of Marcos Alonso’s scuffed finish. The contest ended with Man City suffering a shock 2-1 home loss at the hands of Thomas Tuchel’s men.
Let’s take a look at how each Man City player fared during the match against the Blues.
The Brazilian keeper made a couple of solid saves but will be bitterly disappointed after shipping in two goals in the second half.
The Portuguese centre-back got stuck in with some tackles and made one good chance in the opponent’s half. However, he could have done better to prevent Marcos Alonso’s late winner.
Laporte maintained a good shape at the back and managed to keep the Chelsea attackers frustrated in the first half. He was also excellent when passing the ball out from the back.
Ake cleared his lines when needed and earned the ball back a couple of times for his side. However, he had a difficult second half.
The Spaniard had a tough game in midfield and could have offered a little bit more on the defensive end of the field. However, he created two good chances for others around him in the final third.
Cancelo hardly put a foot wrong in the game when defending inside his half. He also had a few bright moments in the Chelsea half.
The Spanish sensation managed to create a couple of meaningful openings for his teammates but lacked the cutting edge in the final third.
Sterling scored his team’s only goal today just before the half-time break. However, all of his good work went for nothing as Man City still ended up losing the game.
Mendy engineered some decent chances for his teammates to score but was far from convincing at the back.
The Brazilian striker had a few shots at goal but was not clinical enough in the attacking end of the pitch.
The Argentine frontman picked up an assist for setting up Sterling’s goal. However, he missed a penalty soon far, much to the disappointment of Pep Guardiola.
Foden hardly got a sniff at goal.
Gundogan had a couple of shots but was not wearing his shooting boots.
He brought some energy onto the field.