City fled to Chelsea, tossed in criticism of Lukaku: "There should be better"

The Blues coach after the 1-0: "Disappointing, if they continue to win every game no one will catch them."

Guardiola celebrated another great sequence: "We must not forget who we played against"

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15/01/2022

Saturday, January 15, 2022, 5:05 p.m.

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Manchester City's 0-1 win over Chelsea (Sport 1)

Manchester City took another step towards winning the championship today (Saturday) when they beat Chelsea 0: 1 and increased the gap from them already to 13 points, while that of Liverpool stands at 14, but Jürgen Klopp's team has two games missing.

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One celebrated, the other was disappointed.

Guardiola and Tuchel (Photo: Reuters)

Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said after the game: "The result is disappointing, yes, but it can happen when you play against Manchester City away. I think we got a draw, we defended very well, City did not get into too many situations. There was one in the first half After our big mistake. In terms of performance we were fine, in terms of commitment I am very pleased, especially in light of the fact that we had to change our back three. We got a draw, it was a fair result, but we did not achieve it. We have already won games like this against City Gone".

When asked if Romulo Lukaku got enough balls the coach replied: "Sometimes he needs service, but he also needed to be better. He had a lot of ball losses without any pressure in very dangerous situations. He had a huge opportunity. He is included, we want to serve him, "He is part of the team. Offensively we can do a lot more and we need to do a lot more."

Asked if the championship battle is over, the German replied: "No I have to answer that. We will never give up, but if City continue to win every game, no one will be able to catch it."

Watch Tuchel's harsh criticism

Tukel criticizes Lukaku after Chelsea's loss to City (Sport 1)

5 - Kevin De Bruyne has now scored five goals against former club Chelsea in the Premier League;

the most by a player against the Blues after having previously played for them in the competition.

Tormentor.

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On the winning side, City have celebrated 12 consecutive league victories.

It was the fourth time Pep Guardiola's players had recorded such a streak, out of just nine times it has happened in Premier League history.

In addition, Kevin de Bruyne scored the fifth league goal against Chelsea, more than any other blue ex against the Blues.

Guardiola celebrated the important victory and said: "We must not forget against whom we played, European champions. When you are on the lines you realize how good they are. They are waiting for explosive attacks to punish. In 180 minutes against Chelsea this season, they only kicked once per frame. "I saw their games against Liverpool and Tottenham, they are a great team, so to control them is very difficult."

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