94' PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! PEEEEEP! PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! That is all the action (if you can call it that) from the Etihad. One step closer to the Premier League title. Bernardo Silva's strike was all it took for the Cityzens to put the game to bed against an uninspired and insipid Chelsea side.
I'm signing off before I doze off.
This is Shambhu Ajith, you can find me on twitter- @goddamnhunter
93' Probably the best chance of the game for Chelsea. And that comes in the 94th minute. Alonso goes for it first-time on the full and smashes it wide off the mark. No shots on target for Chelsea.
83' Chelsea just can't seem to whip up any sort of inspiration and this is so dull and drab. If you don't see any further updates, that's because Im snoring off in office.
80' Pedro wins a corner from the left flank after Chelsea break on a not-so-promising counter-attack. Marcos Alonso's subsequent corner is absolute garbage. So so short of quality, this Chelsea performance.
72' Hazard has been given zilch to work with all evening. Chelsea's best player on the pitch, playing too far upfront to make any sortof impact while Pedro and Willian are having shockers.
71' It is too easy in the middle of the park for City as they switch from wing to wing to find a way past the Chelsea backline that now consists of close to 9 men. That's a difficult task but there's always scope for adventure.
69' Pedro ventures into the attacking half with intent but his delivery for Hazard is piss-poor once again and the disappointment is evident on the Belgian's face.
68' This has been a rather disappointing Super Sunday main event, to be honest. Chelsea are happy to let City run around in third gear and City are more than willing to oblige.
66' Manchester United really did have to fight against the Chelsea side for all 3 points. While City have had to fight for the goal, they don't look like they'll need to fight to hold on to that lead.
65' A stray pass in the centre of the park is collected by De Bruyne who motors into the attacking half and finds Aguero on the right wing. But Aguero runs straight into a blind alley and nothing comes of it.
65' Hazard forays into the attacking half and plays a ball to Willian who has plenty of time to put a cross in but he tries to cut it back and it hits Laporte on its way and they will have run all the way back into their defensive half now.
62' City are doing their passing drills around the Chelsea players. Sane crosses one into the area but Chelsea deal with it once again. It's hard not to when 10 of our players are all standing in and around the area.
58' City take the freekick short. De Bruyne's cross to Aguero is precise and the striker lays it off for David Silva. Silva lets one rip but it gets a deflection and goes out for a corner.
55' David Silva motors into the box and keeps going and going before he unleashes a shot to the near post but Courtois deals with it with a solid save.
53' Finally some intent from Chelsea's pat. Alonso drags one back to Fabregas in the centre of the park and he forays ahead to release Moses with a delightful ball. But Moses bafflingly goes for goal and it is not even on target! They really should have made more of that.
51' City could pass around Chelsea all day and they wouldn't bat an eye it seems like. They're strolling about the park. And they really cannot afford to.
50' Once more Chelsea's attacks come to nothing and lose steam as soon as they hit the final third. They don't look like a cohesive unit, I must admit.
48' Quite disheartening to see Chelsea not even pressing the City defenders as they dilly dally with the ball trying to start attacks from the back. Chelsea look devoid of ideas, vigour and creativity. Conte out?
47' They set up to keep the clean sheet and that's a lost cause now. What will Chelsea do now? Do they sit back or do they take the game to Pep's men? Tell me what you're thinking on Twitter- @goddamnhunter
46' 36 SECONDS INTO THE SECOND HALF AND THE SILVAS HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME.
GUNDOGAN'S BALL INTO THE AREA SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED BUT CHELSEA MAKE A MESS OF IT AND HANDS IT TO AGUERO INSIDE THE AREA. THE ARGENTINE LAYS IT OFF TO SILVA WHO VENTURES AHEAD AND SENDS ONE WHIZZING PAST THE 6 YARD BOX AND BERNARDO SILVA MAKES A VERY GOOD RUN TO MEET IT AND SEND IT PAST A STUMBLING COURTOIS. NOT THE PRETTIEST BUT CITY WILL TAKE IT.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! That's that in the first half. 0-0 it remains. Deadlocked. It's working out for Chelsea so far. If 1 point is all they came for, i.e.
45' Manchester City will have one last go but Hazard is on the ground after a collision and the game has to be halted because the Belgian looked like he is in trouble. He's up now.
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I'm signing off before I doze off.
This is Shambhu Ajith, you can find me on twitter- @goddamnhunter
Arrivederci!