#3. Missed chances prove too costly for City
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While Anthony Taylor and his colleagues did not cover themselves in glory for their officiating standards, ultimately City have only themselves to blame for not burying their chances and closing out the game. The Manchester side started off well, creating a host of opportunities and forcing the Blues back into their own half.
However, Kun Aguero was far from his best on the afternoon, missing two gilt-edged chances – one from a Silva pass that was blocked eventually by Azpilicueta and the second shot straight at Courtois after some delayed decision-making.
Two minutes after Aguero’s second miss, Kevin De Bruyne had a glorious chance to make amends and put City ahead. Instead, he made an absolute mess of himself by teeing up the ball high and failing to score from a couple of yards out with Chelsea’s defence nowhere in sight.
City’s failure to capitalise on the chances – attack being their strength and all that - and a lack of clinical finishing resulted in them snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
