Chapter 1: What were the key moments of the Chelsea vs Manchester City match?
What did you make of Manchester City today, Graeme? It was a team at it, a team that had something to play for against a team that were going through the motions, and we'll show that later. I thought Chelsea were some of the pillars bordering on being a disgrace today.
It was a good game for City, you know, coming off the back of a really good win, qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions League. You know, a team that's playing with its tails up. They met a Chelsea team today that, for me, the players you'd expect to be banged at weren't.
That's why it's almost hard to figure out whether it was Man City at their best and were brilliant or were just Chelsea so bad. You know, the demise this season has been staggering. Manuel Pellegrini is with Pat Davison.
Manuel, your 100th win as Manchester City manager and obviously a fantastic end to a great week.
Chapter 2: How did Manchester City perform against Chelsea?
How much satisfaction does it give you to see your team play as well as they did this evening?
Well, very satisfied because I think that the team played very well in attacking and in defending. When we have all our players fit and playing all of them together, I think that is another... It's another team.
We knew before the game that Chelsea, with that name, will always be a difficult team, but we also wanted the revenge for the FA Cup that we had to play here with a young team and they beat us for 5-1. So I think that tonight was a complete game and very important points for the Premier League because we want to finish, as I said before, as near at the top of the table as we can.
Sergio Aguero was your match winner with a hat-trick. Did he underline again this evening that at his best, he's still the best striker in this league?
Well, I'm sure that he's the best striker of this league.
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Chapter 3: What were the standout performances in the match?
Sergio makes a difference when he's playing every game during every week. Of course, he's a very important player. It's very strange that in so many years that he's playing here, he's not the best player of the league.
Was that a big performance from Kevin De Bruyne as well this evening, coming back here with perhaps a little bit of extra pressure on his shoulders?
I think that was a big performance for the team. When you have a good performance of your team, because you have individual performance also very high, I think not only Kevin, And I think that today Mangala played very well, Fernandinho played very well, Jesus Nava worked a lot, Samir Nasri unfortunately for him he has a muscle problem but he also played well.
So I'm satisfied in the way we play as a team because without the ball we recover very well and with the ball we play.
Tell us about the substitution of Pablo Zabaleta. Were you worried he was going to be sent off?
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Chapter 4: How did Chelsea's performance compare to Manchester City's?
Yes, Pablo was with the yellow card, so he has another foul and he will be in every ball that he marks. All the fans will try to press the referee for the second yellow card. So I thought that was better to change him.
If you continue like this, will you go into that Real Madrid semi-final in the best possible shape, the best possible form?
Well, the best way to arrive to the semi-final is when you are winning your games. And not only winning, I think winning the game in the way we did tonight because, I repeat, it was a complete team without the ball and with the ball. But the most important thing also is to have our mind focused in the Premier League.
We are going to play the Champions League in more than one week and we need to play six points more for the Premier League that for our team is very important.
Was it important then to react to Manchester United winning earlier and obviously to go above Arsenal into that top three, two important factors?
Well, we're not thinking about United.
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Chapter 5: What does the future hold for Chelsea after this defeat?
Probably United was going to win his game against Aston Villa at home. The most important thing is to continue adding points, but adding points and playing the way we did tonight. Thanks, Manuel. Well done.
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea beaten 3-0 by City in the second week of the season. The same fate suffered by Gus Hiddink's Chelsea this evening. Here he is now with Patrick Davison. Do you think motivation is an issue for your players today? Was the difference this evening that one team really needed to win and maybe the other team didn't quite?
Yeah, we always want to win, but that's true.
Chapter 6: How important was motivation for both teams in this match?
First, they have a class team, of course. They are eager to go into at least the fourth position in Champions League. With Chelsea this year, it's difficult to get silverware. It's impossible. It might be a little bit of motivation, but on the other hand, they have quality in the team and they are played and they are smart and we have to recognise that.
When you look at that game this evening, how far have Chelsea fallen behind a team as good as Man City?
I don't know how far it's difficult, you can restore it hopefully as soon as possible in the upcoming time. I must say that I use also to get some young players now on board, and then there is a risk that you get a little bit outplayed. But that's not due to the younger players, I want them to get the experience.
Nothing to win for Chelsea, and when you play a big team, then it's also for them a very good experience, and for the club also a very good experience.
Chapter 7: What challenges does the new Chelsea manager face moving forward?
Five games left for you here, how keen are you that it doesn't fizzle out and go flat, having done so much good for Chelsea in two spells?
Yeah, nothing at stake in the silverware, of course, but if you play, although having a very difficult season as Chelsea, then everyone has to show his character and his pride playing for a club in a difficult time. And I'm very keen and I'm very motivated to get the last games also done. for a good result and not have it slide away.
Do you know yet what you'll do when you finish here?
Yeah, I know, I know. Taking a bit of holiday, but it's too early now. It's half May and then we'll talk.
OK, you don't want to tell us now?
No, but I'm with a lot of... Not today. A lot of joy and a lot of ambition here and I hope we can end the season with... with our chest a little bit up front. Thanks, Gus. Thank you.
So how hard is the job facing Chelsea now, moving forward, and for Antonio Conte when he comes in?
Well, I think we'd said before the game that there's a nucleus of a very good team there. I mean, you've got Hazard still to come back, player of the year last year, but didn't turn up this year for whatever reason. How will he be next year? But I think whoever... Conte coming in, for them to...
Anywhere near challenging for the big trophies, the big trophies being the Premier League and the Champions League, I think there's got to be several new faces. And the ones that have been good players in the past stepping up to the mark again. Namely, like Costa today went through the motions, didn't show anything. Hazard. I don't understand why Matic doesn't play in the more difficult games.
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