Chelsea hoped they were getting their own Pep Guardiola when they appointed Enzo Maresca as manager this summer, but to nobody's surprise, the master is still head and shoulders above one of his many apprentices. Manchester City taught Chelsea a footballing lesson in their 4-2 pre-season friendly win on Saturday, leaving the Blues with more worries as the new Premier League season - which begins at home against Guardiola's side - nears.
Maresca's men struggled from the first minute and looked nervous in possession, gifting City two goals in quick succession after trying - and failing miserably - to play out from the back, as is their new manager's way. City, on the other hand, managed it with ease, despite naming a starting XI full of youth for their final game in the United States this summer.
Erling Haaland put City 2-0 up inside the opening six minutes. First he converted a penalty after being brought down in the box by Levi Colwill, then he followed it up with a smart finish from inside the area having been played in by an awful pass from Moises Caicedo. The Norwegian completed his hat-trick with a powerful strike after the break to make it five goals in four pre-season games.
The increasingly influential Oscar Bobb scored City's other goal after a jinking run into the box before beating Robert Sanchez at his near post. And while Chelsea made the scoreline look more respectable late on, with substitutes Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke netting fine individual goals, it was too little, too late.
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