5 highlights Chelsea 0-1 Man City

1. De Bruyne - The best attacking midfielder in Europe

A good exchange with Jesus before unleashing a tricky shot that defeated goalkeeper Courtois, this was only De Bruyne's first goal in the Premier League, but it was an extremely important goal as it was scored against the defending champions, therebyhelp Man City win all 3 points.

In addition, the Belgian midfielder has 3 assists in the Premier League since the beginning of the season. Possessing the ability to pass, cross, and cross the ball extremely dangerously low, along with dangerous long-range shots, De Bruyne deserves to be one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe at the moment.

2. Fabian Delph's perfect stunt double

Benjamin Mendy tore his ligament and had to rest for 9 months. It seemed like coach Pep Guardiola would use Danilo as a left-back, but he unexpectedly named Fabian Delph.

Not letting down Pep's trust, Delph had an impressive performance. He completed his defensive duties with confidence. Not only that, his intelligent movement and positioning greatly supported his teammates in attack.

3. Two contrasting styles

Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte approached the match in two different styles. Chelsea took the initiative to play a defensive game with a large number of players. The disciplined defense helped the home team successfully control the visitors in the first half.

However, in the second half, Man City started to increase the speed and they got the result with a goal from De Bruyne. Conte's subsequent changes were ineffective, the game still belonged to the away team. Statistics show that Pep Guardiola's army had a ball possession rate of up to 65%.

4. Christensen 'locks down' explosive Gabriel Jesus

Sergio Aguero was injured and had to miss 2 months of playing, Gabriel Jesus naturally became the number one hope in Man City's attack. Meanwhile, Christensen was placed in the center of defense, replacing his senior David Luiz who could not play due to suspension.

The Brazilian striker was not as sharp in this match, partly because he was being marked by Christensen and made some solid saves. Realizing that, Pep directed his students to focus on directing the ball towards Sterling, Silva and De Bruyne, leaving Jesus as bait.

5. Ederson is very trustworthy

Confidence was evident in Ederson in this match. He entered and exited the ball appropriately and made some fantastic saves. In addition, Ederson's tactical vision was quite good when he made reasonable passes to his teammates, including launching a counter-attack in the first half.