Neither Man City nor Chelsea have played a match in the League Cup yet. But the draw has a life of its own and already now they are pitted against each other. Man City dominates the Premier League, where Arsenal have nevertheless been slightly sharper and are in the league lead. With 39 goals after 12 rounds, it is still Man City who have succeeded best in the offensive. The form is completely in place with 3 straight victories in the league game. In the end, it was close to a point loss where Julian Alvarez netted his 3rd goal of the season, when he gave the team the lead against Fulham. But Joao Cancelo felled Harry Wilson as the last man and was sent off. Andreas Pereira equalized from 11 meters for Fulham. Erling Haaland got the last word when he scored the winning goal for Man City, also from the penalty spot, when Kevin De Bruyne was brought down in the penalty area. In this meeting, manager Pep Guardiola will rotate. Nevertheless, it is world players who take to the pitch. So we can expect Man City to score regularly. So should Chelsea, despite going off the field without finding the back of the net against city rivals Arsenal. It was no further performance from Chelsea, who will be looking to get revenge from the poor performance at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea let Arsenal create a lot. In the end, Gabriel Magalhaes netted the only goal of the derby. But there could and should have been more goals conceded than that. Chelsea, on the other hand, have a razor-sharp attack with players like Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. And that players like Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja may also very well get the chance in this fight. With 7 out of 7 victories for Man City on home turf, they should still be taken very seriously. Goals are expected here but if I would choose a winner it's Man City due to poor away form from Chelsea.

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