A January signing for Manchester City made his presence felt against Chelsea

A January signing for Manchester City made his presence felt against Chelsea

The signings of Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo from Crystal Palace and Bournemouth by Manchester City in January gave been crucial to Pep Guardiola’s side. Both players have had a tremendous impact on their new team. Semenyo has scored eight goals since signing for City and has added another dynamic to Manchester City’s attack. Marc Guehi has added leadership and a solid presence at the back for Pep Guardiola’s side, as City signed one of the top centre-backs in the Premier League from Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo had his moments in Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Chelsea yesterday. However, Marc Guehi made his presence felt at Stamford Bridge with a superb overall performance.

Marc Guehi made his presence felt for Manchester City at both ends of the pitch against Chelsea.

Every single player for Manchester City played well yesterday, especially after halftime. Rayan Cherki broke open the match against Chelsea as the hosts couldn’t live with Cherki’s creativity and individual brilliance. At the back, Marc Guehi was just as good as Rayan Cherki. He helped City keep a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge as he put in s superb defensive display.

Referencing statistics from SofaScore, Marc Guehi made nine overall defensive contributions against Chelsea. He won 3/4 aerial duels and 5/5 ground duels. The England international also made two pivotal blocks when Chelsea did break through the City defence, also his ability to break up the play, coupled with his overall defensive performance was vitally important to Manchester City’s solid defensive performance.

The crowning moment of Marc Guehi’s performance came in the 57th minute of yesterday’s match. Guehi was picked out by Rayan Cherki in a good position after Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki had combined superbly from a short corner routine. Cherki’s run and through ball was a sight to behold when he picked out Guehi in a great position in the Chelsea penalty area. Guehi’s first touch was superb, and he beat Robert Sanchez with a right-footed finish that would have made Erling Haaland proud. Marc Guehi’s goal capped off a superb individual display from the England international, and it came in a match that City had to win to keep up the pressure on Arsenal in this season’s title race.

Final thoughts.

Manchester City did exactly what they had to do at Stamford Bridge yesterday. They beat Chelsea 3-0 to leave Stamford Bridge with a huge three points. There were several standout performers for Pep Guardiola’s side yesterday. One of those was Marc Guehi, who made his presence felt at both ends of the pitch as City picked up the win they needed to maintain the pressure on Arsenal in this season’s title race.