Manchester Metropolis hosted Chelsea on the Etihad Stadium in probably the most essential video games of the season for each side taking a look at their place on the league desk.
A win for Metropolis will put them in touching distance of the league leaders, Liverpool and title contenders, Arsenal. The Reds had earlier gotten a victory over Burnley to increase their lead on the prime of the desk to 5 factors.
Arsenal additionally acquired a victory over Burnley to stay within the dialog of successful the league. Which means something wanting a win for the Residents will likely be disastrous to their quest to successful the league for the fourth consecutive season.
Listed here are the 5 speaking factors from the sport;
(1) Nicolas Jackson:
The Senegalese Worldwide has continued to indicate why he cannot lead the road for Chelsea in the event that they wish to obtain something going into the longer term. The previous Villareal participant is thought for lacking extra probabilities than truly getting to seek out the again of the web. Chelsea must signal a profiling striker in the event that they wish to have a shot at competing within the league and different competitions.
(2) Raheem Sterling:
The England worldwide has additionally been criticised currently for his poor type particularly in the case of the ultimate third of the pitch since he moved from Machester Metropolis to affix Chelsea. Nonetheless, he confirmed his new homeowners that he nonetheless had that spark that attracted him to them within the first place.
Sterling scored the opening purpose of the match after he linked to a cross from Nicolas Jackson to present the Blues the lead going into the halftime break.
(3) Rodri:
The Spanish worldwide has been a key a part of each success Manchester Metropolis have loved since he joined the membership. The treble winners have 55 video games with out defeat each time Rodri will get chosen by Pep Guardiola. The midfielder scored the equalising purpose that ensured Metropolis maintained their unbeaten run on the Etihad Stadium.
(4) Wasted alternatives:
Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea will look again on the probabilities they missed within the sport. Either side may have taken the utmost factors within the sport however sharing the spoils is one thing that Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino will take slightly than shedding all three factors.
(5) Title Race:
The outcome towards Chelsea is an enormous blow for Manchester Metropolis’s quest to be in contact distance off the league leaders Liverpool, that is solely the fourth time that the Cityzens will drop factors on the Etihad this season. Nonetheless, the Cityzens have a sport in hand and they’ll hope to take all three factors in that excellent sport to allow them to shut down on the Reds.
Footnote:
This result’s extra of a excellent news for Chelsea as they want to construct upon and end in a great place on the finish of the season.
