Sarri needs to compromise or risk Chelsea suffering at Manchester City | Jonathan Wilson

Manager likes to play his way regardless but Chelsea’s win over Guardiola’s side in December was not down to his masterplan

Sometimes things in football just happen. The most extraordinary victories can be achieved by teams whose tactical schemes have slipped, forgotten, from practicality within a few minutes of kick-off. Everybody has a plan till Raheem Sterling runs in behind.

As Manchester City prepare for the arrival of Chelsea on Sunday, the temptation is to go back to that Saturday evening in December when Maurizio Sarri’s side became the first to beat Pep Guardiola’s in the league this season. What did he do then to unsettle the league champions?

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