Pep Guardiola: Chelsea are nearly unstoppable

If they were to have any chance yesterday they firstly had to stop City going forward but they gave the likes of David Silva so much time and space.

He said: “We bought young players because we believe they have a lot of quality”. A home match with Stoke in December 1998 proved to be the catalyst for the remainder of the campaign, just as Guardiola will be hoping it is on Wednesday.

Moyes has no option but to remain optimistic. If Defoe’s effort, or borini’s follow-up had gone in then perhaps we’d be talking about a different story, but unfortunately lady luck abandoned us once more.

“I think everybody in the game felt that maybe there were more challenges round the corner and he has probably been surprised by the challenge that every team presents, no matter where they are in the league”. While they were victorious this past weekend, Mark Hughes’ side have been massively inconsistent, with two draws, two losses and two wins in their last six ties, including a 4-0 drubbing to Spurs two weeks ago.

Moyes was satisfied with his players’ application against City, even though their opponents won without really having to break sweat. However, it’s overly optimistic that he will be able to bring in a whole group of England internationals in one transfer window, and so time will tell how successful City are with their new strategy in the market. I feel we are playing quite well and that’s why we are getting results.

After the game, however, it was De Bruyne who was receiving the adoration of the City supporters.

“They are nearly unstoppable, but we are there for the rest of the teams”, City manager Pep Guardiola said.

Guardiola said: “David is one one of the best players I have ever trained in my life, so I am a lucky guy to be with him, a lucky guy”.

The Citizens are just one point from second-place Tottenham and three ahead of Liverpool, who are in fourth place. When a huge player is left out people ask, “Why? Why?” But it is so complicated.

Tom’s rating: 6/10 – A decent idea, yet ultimately we didn’t have the quality, or indeed the athleticism, to effectively follow the plan for 90 minutes.