Manchester City took revenge for their Champions League final loss to Chelsea and secured a big three points in the early running for the Premier League title with a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Gabriel Jesus' deflected effort eight minutes into the second half separated the sides, but City should have been more convincing winners as they laid down a marker after losing to Chelsea three times towards the end of last season.
That error was rectified with the return of Rodri and the Spaniard's poise helped Guardiola's men completely dominate possesion.Guardiola bemoaned on Friday that his side lack a"weapon" of the likes of Chelsea's record signing Romelu Lukaku or Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to decide games inside the box.
Rodri's piledriver would have tested Edouard Mendy but for a deflection that took it over before De Bruyne also fired over when the Belgian found a rare pocket of space. However, Jesus got the break City's performance deserved to open the scoring on 53 minutes as his effort deflected off Jorginho to leave Mendy flat-footed.
City's £100 million summer splash on Grealish rather than a goalscorer has been questioned, but the England international came to life after the break and only a stunning save by Mendy low to his left prevented the visitors quickly doubling their lead.
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