Somali Magazine – Manchester City’s Premier League championship defence suffered a huge setback after a 1-1 draw with a tenacious Chelsea side at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Rodri’s late equaliser secured the reigning Premier League winners a 1-1 draw, but Manchester City’s title pursuit remains in doubt.
Many Chelsea fans were concerned about the outcome of the game, but Mauricio Pochettino’s team swiftly delivered the energy required to demonstrate that they were willing to battle throughout the season.
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring for Chelsea against his former club, giving Pochettino’s side a well-deserved lead, but Rodri snatched a draw with a late equalizer for Manchester City, denying Chelsea victory and maintaining his side’s long home unbeaten streak.
City still lost ground in the title race as Liverpool and Arsenal both scored convincing victories earlier on Saturday, but this must be counted as a point won given how close they came to loss.
Man City fought for the win, creating a number of chances in the Chelsea box, but were forced to settle for a draw in an exciting contest.