CM) Ramires – 7
A quieter than normal evening from the normally energetic, box-to-box Brazil international, although that should not hide from the diligent protecting job that the holding midfielder afforded his of his back four in the north west, while the 26-year-old should really have doubled Chelsea’s lead in the first half, only to shoot too close to Joe Hart when through on goal.
CM) Nemanja Matic – 8
An incredibly assured performance putting out fires at the base of the west London club’s midfield by the Blues new £21m arrival from Benfica, while the all-action Serbia international was also more than a threat when breaking forward into opposition territory.
CM) David Luiz – 7
Did the spoiling job his manager Jose Mourinho asked of him pre match to perfection, with the Brazilian’s physical, no-nonsense style of play a key factor in Chelsea being able to slowly disrupt City’s fast start to the game.