- Alvaro Morata was forced to come off after 35 minutes and seemed to be struggling with hamstring niggle
- First half finished goalless but Manchester City dominated possession and looked team in control of game
- Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring with a sumptuous finish curling past Thibaut Courtois for deserved lead
- Belgian's goal proved to be decisive and City totally dominated game in all facets of play at Stamford Bridge
Kevin De Bruyne sent the travelling fans into raptures with his brilliant finish to put City ahead in the second half
Fabian Delph described Manchester City's win at Chelsea as 'massive', but warned the season is only just beginning. Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal against his former club, but City might have had more as they consolidated their position at the top of the Premier League.
Former Aston Villa midfielder Delph was deployed at left wing-back and impressed in a strong team performance in City's sixth win from seven league games this season.
Conte: “We gave everything today. I’m happy for the commitment of every player, for the will to fight. They are a very strong team”
CHELSEA :
Courtois 7, Rudiger 7, Christensen 7, Cahill 6, Azpilicueta 7, Kante 7.5, Bakayoko 6.5(Batshuayi), Fabregas 6.5, Alonso 6.5, Hazard 7 (Pedro), Morata 6 (Willian)
Unused subs:
Caballero, Moses, Kenedy, Zappacosta
MAN CITY :
Ederson 8.5, Walker 7, Stones 7.5, Otamendi 7, Delph 7, Fernandinho 7, Sterling 7, De Bruyne 9 (Danilo), Silva 8.5 (B. Silva), Sane 7 (Gundogan), Jesus 8
Unused subs:
Bravo, Mangala, Zinchenko, Toure
Bookings: Fernandinho, Otamendi
Goals: De Bruyne (67)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
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