Back to the Chelsea Newsfeed

Kevin De Bruyne helps Manchester City see off Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium

Manchester City took a giant step towards retaining their Premier League title as Kevin De Bruyne scored 20 minutes from time to hand them a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday.

The victory, City's 12th in a row in the top-flight, lifts Pep Guardiola's men 13 points clear at the top of the table.

Here, Sportsmail's Jack Gaughan rated the performances of both sets of players on what could prove to be a pivotal day in the title race...

Man City's players celebrate picking up an important three points in front of their home fans

MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3)

EDERSON - 7

Barely any involvement until just after half-time when excellently thwarting Romelu Lukaku.