Champions League final: Kai Havertz & N'Golo Kante key for Chelsea against Man City
'A bold line-up, but it did not work'
I could tell there was no problem with him when he darted into City's box to get on the end of a cross in the first few minutes. You don't make runs like that if you are just trying to get through a game, and he ended up playing an integral role. Officially they had one, when Edouard Mendy blocked a Sterling flick early on, but James had already got a foot in and the chance had pretty much gone.
The lack of an attacking threat wasn't the only way this was totally different to the kind of display we have got used to seeing from City this season. This time, though, it was as if Pep thought he had to go and open the game up, because otherwise Chelsea would have just sat in.