Manchester City continue their pursuit of leaders Arsenal as Pep Guardiola’s side beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 19th round of the Premier League.

Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0

Subbed on in the 60th minute, Riyad Mahrez rewarded Guardiola’s faith and scored the only goal of the game at Stamford Bridge (’63).

Thanks to this success, the “townsmen” scored 39 points and came close to the “gunners” by five points. Instead, Graham Potter’s team is in 10th place with 25 points.

Premier League, standings

1. Arsenal (goal difference 40-14) 44 points / 17 games

2. Manchester City (45-16) 39/17

3. Newcastle (32-11) 35 / 18

4. Manchester United (27-20) 35/17

5. Tottenham (37-25) 33/18

6. Liverpool (34-22) 28 / 17, etc.