Manchester City succumbed to a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Chelsea in the FA Cup, but it was not all bad for the Blues.
The club’s youngsters impressed when given the opportunity, with six youngsters fielded by Manuel Pellegrini in response to the game being played on a Sunday at 16:00.
Chelsea went ahead through Diego Costa before David Faupala equalised for City in the first half. The young guns in sky blue coped well and did not seem fazed by the occasion.
But then the second half came and Chelsea’s experience and quality proved too much as goals from Willian, Cahill, Hazard and Traore gave Chelsea a comfortable win.
The performances of Manu Garcia, Tosin Adarabioyo, Aleix Garcia and co were promising, though, while it was the likes of Willy Caballero, Aleksandar Kolarov and Martin Demichelis who made notable errors.
Here are a selection of images from the game
