OK then, I was wrong about the outcome of the City - Chelsea clash. As it turns out, City is quite capable of turning on some fine displays against big sides and Ancelotti's men never looked capable of clawing back into the game.
Much of it had to do with City's discipline throughout the match in ensuring there was barely any room for Chelsea to get into their usual game. It also had to do with the fact that Chelsea's creativity level was next to zero as a result of Frank Lampard's absence.
But more importantly, this was Chelsea's first match against a decent side this season and perhaps an indication that that it won't be that easy for the Blues to retain the title this season.
Back to City, while fully deserving of all three points, I still retain my earlier view that Mancini's side still aren't title contenders just yet. This was City's third win out of six games this season and they certainly need to be a little bit more consistent if they really are looking to taking a shot at the title race.
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