Man City reclaims top spot from 'Neighbor'

With De Bruyne's only goal, Man City returned to the top of the table, equal on points with Man Utd but ranked higher on goal difference.

As soon as the whistle blew, in the second minute, Fabregas took a quick free kick. The ball was passed to Morata quite freely, but Man City defenders rushed in to block it. Immediately after, Kante had an accurate cross for Morata to jump high and head the ball, unfortunately the ball went wide of the goal.

In the following minutes, the ball control was completely tilted towards Man City. However, the home team proactively organized defense, making the visitors' attacks very difficult. In the 12th minute, Courtois made the fans' hearts stop when he kicked the ball into the foot of Gabriel Jesus who was rushing in, fortunately the ball went out of bounds.

In the 26th minute, Chelsea had a rare period of pressure since the beginning of the match. Rudiger's cross was cleared. Azpilicueta fired a shot right into the near corner, forcing Ederson to dive and punch the ball away. Immediately after that, Man City organized a dangerous counter-attack, De Bruyne passed the ball to Sterling to accelerate on the right wing, unfortunately his cross was not followed by any teammates.

3 minutes later, David Silva coordinated with Sane on the left wing, the Spanish midfielder fired a powerful left-footed shot but Courtois was able to dive to save the goal.

In the 35th minute, Chelsea suffered a big loss when Alvaro Morata suddenly got injured and had to leave the field. He was replaced by midfielder Willian. However, the Blues still maintained a solid game. Before the end of the first half, Fernandinho made a strong move and headed a corner kick from De Bruyne, but goalkeeper Courtois made a miraculous save.

In the second half, Man City continued to increase the speed. The game on the field still belonged to the away team when Chelsea only knew how to huddle together to defend. In the 54th minute, from a corner kick by De Bruyne, Sterling received the ball in a comfortable position outside the penalty area, unfortunately his volley sent the ball flying into the sky.

In the 61st minute, Chelsea coordinated a free kick. Receiving the ball from his teammate, Hazard dribbled a bit more and kicked the ball from a narrow angle, but goalkeeper Ederson dived to save it. In the 65th minute, Man City had two consecutive attacks, but David Silva and Jesus were both unable to take advantage of the opportunity to open the score.

In the 67th minute, after many efforts, Man City finally opened the score.De Bruyne had a perfect one-two with Jesus before unleashing a dangerous left-footed shot that defeated goalkeeper Courtois.

In the following minutes, Coach Conte sent Pedro and Batshuayi in to replace Hazard & Bakayoko. The home team tried to push up the formation to find a goal, and the gap began to appear. In the 84th minute, Gabriel Jesus made a smart move and comfortably volleyed the ball from his teammate's cross without being marked by anyone. Unfortunately, Rudiger was able to retreat and block right before the goal line. The remaining few minutes were not enough for Chelsea to make a difference. They accepted to watch their opponents leave the field with 3 points in hand.

Final: Chelsea 0-1 Man City

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