A January signing for Manchester City made his presence felt against Chelsea
A January signing for Manchester City made his presence felt against Chelsea The signings of Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo from Crystal Palace and Bournemouth by Manchester City in January gave been crucial to Pep Guardiola’s side. Both players have had a tremendous impact on their new team. Semenyo has scored eight goals since signing for City and has added another dynamic to Manchester City’s attack.
Marc Guehi has added leadership and a solid presence at the back for Pep Guardiola’s side, as City signed one of the top centre-backs in the Premier League from Crystal Palace. Antoine Semenyo had his moments in Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Chelsea yesterday. However, Marc Guehi made his presence felt at Stamford Bridge with a superb overall performance.
Marc Guehi made his presence felt for Manchester City at both ends of the pitch against Chelsea. Every single player for Manchester City played well yesterday, especially after halftime. Rayan Cherki broke open the match against Chelsea as the hosts couldn’t live with Cherki’s creativity and individual brilliance.
At the back, Marc Guehi was just as good as Rayan Cherki. He helped City keep a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge as he put in s superb defensive display. Referencing statistics from SofaScore , Marc Guehi made nine overall defensive contributions against Chelsea.
He won 3/4 aerial duels and 5/5 ground duels. The England international also made two pivotal blocks when Chelsea did break through the City defence, also his ability to break up the play, coupled with his overall defensive performance was vitally important to Manchester City’s solid defensive performance. The crowning moment of Marc Guehi’s performance came in the 57th minute of yesterday’s match.