Revenge against Guardiola: coach sacked him and now he did this at Chelsea

Manchester City and Chelsea are starring in the most interesting match of the weekend in Europe. They are two of the top teams in England and there is a lot at stake this Saturday at Etihad Stadium. The hosts need a win to close the gap again on Liverpool, who beat Brentford earlier in the day and remain the sole leaders of the standings. However, Pep Guardiola's team have an advantage: they have played one game less and depend on themselves to get to the top.

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And the Blues also have important objectives. Although they are far away from the top positions and it is almost impossible for them to be champions, they need to get good results to get closer to the qualification zone for international tournaments for next season. They could not achieve that last year and that is why they are not competing in Europe, but they want that to change next summer.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino's plan worked to perfection during the first half. Chelsea managed to neutralize Manchester City's strengths and prevented the talented attacking players from getting chances to score. And when they found the right moment, they also did damage in the opponent's box.

Raheem Sterling had two chances to score the opener. On the first one he inexplicably missed, when he was in an unbeatable position. But near the end of the first half Nicolas Jackson gave him a great assist and he this time took his time, dribbled past Kyle Walker and then beat the resistance of goalkeeper Ederson with a precise right-footed shot.

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Winger's revenge

Raheem Sterling knows Etihad Stadium well, having played there between 2015 and 2022. For a long time he was a key player of the team, but then he was losing importance for Pep Guardiola, until he finally had to leave for Chelsea to have more participation. With his goal this Saturday, the English winger will surely be pleased to prove the coach wrong.