Manchester City have the perfect answer after the disappointing defeat in the Champions League against Paris St Germain. Pep Guardiola's side came back against Chelsea thanks to goals from Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
The Citizens have given the opportunity to debut to new recruits such as Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush from the start. And Khusanov had to endure a nightmare when "giving" Chelsea the opening goal.
Man City's £33.6 million rookie headed the ball back to the goalkeeper but did not observe and let Nicolas Jackson steal the ball. After that, Jackson assisted Noni Madueke to score against an empty net.
Gvardiol had two good chances to equalize for Man City before taking advantage of the third chance right before the break. Ilkay Gundogan crossed the ball in full for Matheus Nunes to escape to the penalty area, then hit goalkeeper Robert Sanchez who bounced out. Gvardiol rushed down at the right time to tap the ball into the close goal to equalize.
Man City played better in the second half and finally scored an overwhelming goal thanks to Erling Haaland. From a long pass from goalkeeper Ederson, Haaland received the ball with his head and then passed center back Trevoh Chalobah. Chelsea goalkeeper Sanchez rushed out in a confusing way and let the Norwegian striker hit the ball over the head into the net.
Foden sealed the victory in the final minutes for the home team from Haaland's assist.
The win over Chelsea was just Man City's sixth win in 20 games in all competitions. However, these 3 valuable points are enough to bring Guardiola's team back to the top 4 and could create a turning point.
Just 3 days after losing bitterly to PSG, Man City's position in the Premier League rankings will bring comfort to Guardiola. Especially when Guardiola sent two new signings on the pitch and saw his side fall behind.
In contrast, Chelsea have dropped to sixth in the Premier League table. Remember, not long ago, coach Enzo Maresca's team was predicted to compete for the championship.
The Blues have now won just one of their last seven games and their plans have been worryingly broken. The high defensive line, which initially caused problems for Man City, was finally exposed when Madueke let Gvardiol exploit too many times. Haaland and Foden then easily crossed Chelsea's offside trap to score.
In fact, the Blues' reaction after being left behind is almost non-existent. This is a surprising attitude as this result could represent an important turning point in the race for a ticket to the European Cup.
