"Most frustratingly for City is perhaps the fact that they were dominant for much of the game and could not make enough of the chances they had count. Haaland was unable to find the back of the net again, with a header being deflected wide in the 20th minute before he missed a golden chance a few minutes later, hitting the post after a good ball in from Reijnders."
"City eventually broke the deadlock in the 39th minute, when Cherki passed the ball upfield to Reijnders, who turned and bolted the ball into the back of the net at the near post to give City the lead just before half-time. City's dominance in the first half had something to show for it. Unfortunately, the second half had a different story."
"The first of City's second half problems came in the 50th minute when Gvardiol went down on the halfway line. Before long it was clear that he was in some pain. The Croatian centre-back could not continue and had to be escorted off the pitch due to the severity of the pain. Khusanov was his replacement. Reijnders was later replaced by Doku to find a second goal."
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Chelsea, dropping two more points after a 0-0 draw at Sunderland and moving six points behind Arsenal. Donnarumma started in goal with Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, and O'Reilly in defence. Rodri returned to midfield alongside Reijnders and Bernardo, with Cherki, Foden and Haaland leading the attack. City dominated the first half and took the lead through Reijnders following a Cherki pass, but missed several clear chances, including a Haaland header and a shot that hit the post. Gvardiol suffered a painful injury and was replaced by Khusanov, while Reijnders was substituted for Doku as City failed to convert late opportunities.
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