Phil Foden sealed a hard-fought comeback for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's side overturned an early deficit to defeat Chelsea.

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden spared the blushes of new team-mate Abdukodir Khusanov as Manchester City came from behind to beat Chelsea 3-1. Khusanov, the £33.6million Uzbekistan defender signed from Lens this week,

Manchester City have leapfrogged Chelsea in the table, moving up to fourth place and dropping the London club down to sixth

Second half strikes from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden fired City to a 3-1 win over Chelsea here today.The clash saw both Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov handing their City debuts, before Chelsea took a third minute lead through Noni Madueke.

Manchester City secured three points with a 3-1 victory after a tough battle with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening, with goals from Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden

Chelsea are headed to the Etihad for the biggest fixture of the weekend. Manchester City opened their 2024–25 EPL season with a 2–0 victory over the Blues and will hope to put in a similar performance in front of a home crowd. The Citizens will have to do what no team has done in 2025, though, and defeat Enzo Maresca's men.

Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City picked up a crucial 3-1 win over Chelsea. In the battle for a top-four finish, today’s result could be crucial, and it was Manchester City’s most complete performance for some time.