Manchester City delivered a dominant 3–0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, capitalising on Arsenal’s slip to reignite the Premier League title race, Softfootball reports.
After a slow first half, City took control in the second period. Rayan Cherki turned provider twice, first assisting Nico O’Reilly for a powerful header before setting up former Chelsea defender Marc Guehi to double the lead. Jérémy Doku sealed the win after capitalising on a mistake from Moisés Caicedo.
Chelsea showed early promise, with Marc Cucurella having a goal ruled out and Pedro Neto denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma, but ultimately fell to a third straight league defeat under Liam Rosenior.
The post has brought in a whole lot of reaction from fans on their x handle with a whole of fans happy that Chelsea lost the match knowing fully well it’d spoil plans for Arsenal.
ibukun Tayo Daniel reacted to the defeat on his x saying:
One thing I love Manchester United for, and other clubs in the EPL, they would defeat Manchester City, they just don’t care, Arsenal would bank on United if they were to play city today. It shows how poor Chelsea is at the moment and how unreliable. QPR did it.
THE SPORTS ORACLE known for giving the best sports analysis on his socials seems to be excited for the lost, he posted:
Chelsea heroically lose 3-0 against Manchester city and we the Chelsea fans are not even worried about it
Themostwanted_Tv posted on his x:
Na Chelsea dey play, na Arsenal dey chop serious bant for viewing center, even Chelsea fans dey support Manchester City
voice posted on his x handle supporting the lost:
Hold that BOTTLE Manchester City understood the task and Chelsea knew exactly what to do
𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗝𝗔 has come out and called Chelsea fans pathetic for celebrating the lost:
Arsenal helped secure that extra Premier League Champions League spot, so that Chelsea can fight for it. Now their fans are out here celebrating Manchester City scoring against their own team. What a pathetic fanbase.
Off the pitch, Enzo Fernández has resolved recent tensions with the club after his agent Javier Pastore confirmed that issues stemming from comments about Enzo Maresca have now been settled, following disciplinary action that saw him dropped for two matches, including this clash.
Elsewhere, Roberto De Zerbi’s start at Tottenham Hotspur also proved difficult, with a 1–0 defeat to Sunderland AFC extending Spurs’ winless run to 105 days and deepening their relegation concerns.
