Premier League 2018/19: Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City - 5 Hits and Flops

David Luiz's header all but sealed the victory for Chelsea
David Luiz's header all but sealed the victory for Chelsea

#3 Flop: Leroy Sane (Manchester City)

Rudiger flooring the German and he was not the only one who did it. Azpilicueta smothered him all day long.
Rudiger flooring the German and he was not the only one who did it. Azpilicueta smothered him all day long.

No shake hands from the coach when he was substituted and seemingly a bit angry while asking him to come off quickly, sums up Leroy Sane's day. He was not too pleased coming out of the pitch to the bench but he left Guardiola no option but to take him off.

He really struggled to beat Azpilicueta for pace and never got the better of the Chelsea full-back. He attempted only 18 passes on the evening and misplaced 4 of them. He couldn't finish from the early chance that Sterling created. He could complete only 1 dribble and was dispossessed thrice. The first goal was also due to a defensive misstep by him. He was caught ball-watching while Kante thrashed the ball into the back of the net.

A disappointing evening for Sane came to an end just 7 minutes into the second half. Some sports outlets gave Sane a rating of as low as 4.5.

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