Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea: 5 Hits and Flops

#3 Flop: Marcos Alonso

Alonso endured another tough afternoon against a ruthless City that proved razor-sharp in-front of goal

When a player is out-of-form and they're up against the league's best attack, things don't usually tend to go in their favour. Alonso experienced that during another poor display by the Spaniard, who this season has endured criticism aplenty for his lacklustre defensive showings.

This one was no different. Even after five minutes, you knew it was going to be a difficult afternoon for the left-back, who was nowhere to be seen during the build-up to Sterling's opener. No wonder it looked so easy!

He tucked in alongside David Luiz, as opposed to sticking out wide and tracking an unmarked Silva. He appeared to tell Hazard in front of him to mark the Portuguese international instead, but why? It was only Aguero and Gundogan on the edge of the box - in a 2v4 situation, so why did he feel the urge to follow and vacate his position?

It was an indefensible move on Alonso's part, especially as Kevin de Bruyne spotted him abandoning his position and the gap so quickly that he set Silva through with an opportunity to create their first goal.

There was nothing he could've done to stop Aguero's first or Gundogan's drilled effort before the break. However, his involvement in City's third goal too was questionable at best. Inches away from the ball, he stood and watched as John Stones towered above Antonio Rudiger - which created the opportunity for Chelsea to struggle to clear their lines and Barkley's header ultimately was capitalised upon.

Speaks volumes that he was replaced after 73 minutes with Emerson making his fourth appearance of 2019. Following this dismal display, the 24-year-old Italian should expect more opportunities to prove his worth.