Gabriel Jesus fired an early Premier League warning shot as defending champions Manchester City toppled title rivals Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.<br /><br />Brazil forward Jesus angled a deflected finish to help City leapfrog Chelsea in the table on goal difference, ending the Blues’ unbeaten league start.<br /><br />City offered far the greater enterprise, with Jesus’ winner helping Pep Guardiola avoid an unwanted first of losing to the same rival manager four matches in succession.<br /><br />Tuchel and Chelsea had sunk City three times last term, culminating in the 1-0 Champions League final triumph in Porto.<br /><br />But in a new campaign that promises a mouthwatering title tussle between holders City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, Guardiola’s men have delivered the first real statement victory.<br /><br />City’s ferocious press stifled Chelsea throughout, and the visitors to west London coped easily with the hosts’ formation tweak.<br /><br />Tuchel packed the midfield with all three of N’Golo Kante, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic, but that 3-5-2 left Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku too often too isolated up front.<br /><br />Mason Mount’s injury absence robbed the Blues of a major pressing threat at the top of their tree however, handing the visitors time to build from the back.<br /><br />Chelsea could do little more than contain the visitors in a first half where the home men found possession greatly limited.<br /><br />The Blues certainly sacrificed a creative edge for that central stability, with Werner and Lukaku often isolated up front.<br /><br />Werner did beat the City line once, but could not pick out Lukaku in the middle.<br /><br />Kevin De Bruyne’s cutback found no one in the area for City, leaving Chelsea to breathe a sigh of relief.<br /><br />And later Jorginho produced an important clearance after a Phil Foden corner.<br /><br />Then at the end of the half, Jesus hooked well wide from the best chance to that point.<br /><br />The City forward smartly lost Antonio Rudiger in the box, teed himself up well too – but let all that down with his botched finish.<br /><br />For once Tuchel resisted the temptation to make a half-time change, and no sooner had the second half started than the home boss would have wished he had twisted instead of stuck.<br /><br />Jack Grealish offered a warning shot by curling one wide, before Jesus finally broke the deadlock.<br /><br />Joao Cancelo’s low effort found its way to Jesus in the box, the Brazil forward spun in traffic and his low shot took a slight deflection en route to finding the Chelsea net. Edouard Mendy was left with no chance, as City gained just reward for boasting the greater attacking endeavour.<br /><br />Grealish almost doubled City’s lead minutes later, but the former Aston Villa man angled his effort just wide after neatly stepping beyond Cesar Azpilicueta.<br /><br />#Chelsea #ManchesterCity #GabrielJesus #PepGuardiola<br /><br />Source: https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/chelsea-0-1-manchester-city-gabriel-jesus-fires-pep-guardiolas-side-to-victory/194856
