It's hard to know who felt the greater sense of vindication when two of Pep Guardiola's substitutes combined to score for Manchester City within minutes of coming on at Stamford Bridge. The manager who has been criticised for his use of the bench since Saturday, or the fans who have been calling for earlier changes to influence games.
This is maybe one of those rare occasions when both parties will feel they were proven right. After a bit of mild discontent after the flat draw with Everton at the weekend this was a reminder that Guardiola does, after all, know what he's doing.
He picked a City team that made a lot of sense, set them up in a formation that didn't, made four changes in an hour having made none for 87 minutes on Saturday. And ended up seeing his team close the gap to Arsenal to five points.
