EPL: Manchester City ends run of losses to Chelsea with 1-0 win
Updated On: 26 September, 2021 12:41 PM IST | London | AP
The result lifted City above Chelsea in the standings, on goal difference after six games, but there was a greater significance to the victory
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Manchester City`s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus celebrates with team mates after he scores his team`s opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London. Pic/AFP
Manchester City broke its run of losses to Chelsea by handing its Premier League title rival a first defeat of the season thanks to Gabriel Jesus` deflected goal in a 1-0 win on Saturday. In the latest match to highlight City`s need for a striker, Pep Guardiola`s team required a dose of fortune for the winner as Jesus took aim from just inside the area and the ball squirmed into the bottom corner off Chelsea midfielder Jorginho`s heel in the 53rd minute.
Chelsea had beaten Manchester City in their last three meetings most recently in the Champions League final in May but was largely outplayed at Stamford Bridge. Indeed, it wasn`t a bigger margin of victory only because of City`s lack of an out-and-out center forward. The result lifted City above Chelsea in the standings, on goal difference after six games, but there was a greater significance to the victory. After its strong start to the season four wins, a draw at Liverpool and only one goal conceded Chelsea had been anointed by increasing numbers as the title favorite this season.
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