Former Premier League striker Alan Shearer has delivered a brutal verdict on Chelsea's first-half display against Manchester City in the FA Cup third round. Riyad Mahrez gave City the lead after 23 minutes before Julian Alvarez converted from the penalty spot with Phil Foden adding a third before half time.
Chelsea were haunted by Mahrez for the second time in four days after he struck a delightful free kick past Kepa Arrizabalaga less than 72 hours after scoring the winning goal in the Premier League clash between the two teams on Thursday. Kai Havertz then bizarrely handled inside the penalty area from a City corner with a spot kick then converted by Alvarez, with Chelsea fans insisting he should be sold in the summer.
Things went from bad to worse for the Blues before half-time, with a sweeping Man City move from left-to-right finished off by Foden to make it 3-0, with little sign of a reaction from Graham Potter's side.
