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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

What 'lively' Pep Guardiola told Man City players at half-time before Chelsea turnaround

There was a lively atmosphere and a 'few words' said between the Manchester City squad at half time of their Premier League win over Chelsea.

Pep Guardiola named a strong side at Stamford Bridge but used an experimental formation with Joao Cancelo at right-midfield and Bernardo Silva sitting deeper alongside Rodri, who spent much of his time helping out his centre-backs. City were sloppy in the first 45 minutes, but improved after the break when returning to their more familiar shape after Cancelo and Kyle Walker had been substituted.

With a more solid platform, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez came on after an hour and soon combined to break the deadlock and create the game's only goal.

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