How Manchester City rated in their 2-1 defeat to league leaders Chelsea

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Fabian Delph – It came as a surprise to see Delph start, but the Englishman put on a decent showing. His passing was neat and he was progressive but he didn’t do anything spectacular – 6

Kevin De Bruyne – The Belgian always rates as a seven out of ten or above, but this was one of his poorer displays. De Bruyne was often on the periphery and failed to impact the game from a wide position. The former Wolfsburg man was replaced by Raheem Sterling in the 79th minute – 6

David Silva – 8 

Silva was the most impressive City player against Chelsea. The Spaniard found pockets of space behind N’Golo Kante and Cesc Fabregas in the first half but was shut out in the second half as Nemanja Matic came on. Still, Silva was the brightest spark for Guardiola’s side against the Blues – 8