London (AFP)

Before returning to PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday, Manchester City got the best of their pet peeve, Chelsea (0-1), on Saturday, for the 6th day of the Premier League, while United missed a chance to take the head.

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City takes revenge

After three straight setbacks against the Blues, including a very painful one in the C1 final last year, Pep Guardiola regained the ascendancy (1-0) over Thomas Tuchel.

With these three points, City has 13 units and catches up with its victim of the day, but also the Red Devils, beaten by Aston Villa at home (1-0) and Liverpool, but the Reds play at the end of the afternoon in Brentford .

With Jorginho, N'Golo Kanté and Mateo Kovacic all three holders, in the absence of Mason Mount, insufficiently recovered, the German hoped to dominate in the midfield.

Offensively, he counted on the complementarity between the speed of Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku.

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku (r) in front of Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte on September 25, 2021 in London Ben STANSALL AFP

Pep Guardiola, with Jack Grealish, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus lined up at kick-off, had bet everything on a stifling pressing.

And if the first period was a "masterclass" of ball exits under the insane pressure put by the Citizens, themselves unable to create shifts, neither the German nor the Catalan seemed satisfied at the break.

Only a sequence of control of the chest, volley from the left unscrewed from Gabriel Jesus, in the area, had really sent a thrill in the stands (41st).

The second half seemed to start on the same basis when the opener came to enliven the meeting with a little more passion.

On a crushed strike from Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus recovered the ball back to goal, feigned on his right before pivoting to his left and placing a slightly deflected ball between Jorginho and Antonio Rüdiger, out of reach of Edouard Mendy (0 -1, 53rd).

City could have quickly doubled the bet without a superb save from Mendy to deflect a low shot from Jack Grealish (57th) and a rescue from Jorginho on the line in front of Gabriel Jesus (61st) at the post.

Just before, Tuchel had decided to launch Kaï Havertz in place of Kanté (60th), but the Mancuniens rearguard perfectly muzzled Lukaku and did not concede any clear opportunity.

German Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel during the match against Manchester City on September 25, 2021 in London Ben STANSALL AFP

It was enough to see Guardiola's excitement as he spoke to his substitutes - Riyad Mahrez, then Fernandinho and Raheem Sterling - as they entered to see what this success meant to him.

For the Blues, this is the first setback of the season as a delicate trip looms on the field of Juventus in C1 on Wednesday.

But this game without a single shot on target is also a reminder that Lukaku will not be able to solve the Londoners' chronic offensive problems on his own.

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Ronaldo silent, Manchester United misses

In the other match of the middle of the day, Manchester United, with a Cristiano Ronaldo for once silent, missed the opportunity to take control of the standings with a goal conceded at the very end of the match and a penalty then missed by Bruno Fernandes .

The visitors had taken the advantage two minutes from the end of regulation time on a header from Kortney Hause (1-0, 88th) from a corner, after an unbridled match but where United never gave the impression of controlling the debates.

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo against Aston Villa on September 25, 2021 in Manchester Paul ELLIS AFP

It was believed that the Red Devils would avoid the worst when the same Hause was penalized for a hand in his box.

Despite the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo on the field, it was Bruno Fernandes, penalty officer last season, who advanced, but the Portuguese totally missed the target.

This first loss in the league of the season puts a lot of pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who will have no other solution than to lead his team to victory against Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday if he does not want to end up in full storm.

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