Manchester City have made the double over Chelsea after beating them 1-0 at the Etihad. Overall, the match was a tightly contested affair and it was City that edged it with a De Bruyne goal in the 70th minute. A curled shot to the right hand corner after he escaped from kante and ran at the  Chelsea defence before slotting home.

Chelsea also could have taken the lead early in the second half when Lukaku had a one on one with the City goalkeeper but failed to score.

To crown it all Manchester City deserved their, they were slightly the better side. 

Manchester City have now moved 13 points clear of Chelsea in second place. Liverpool can reduce the gap to eight points if they win their 2 games in hand.