Chelsea player ratings: Robert Sanchez given just ONE out of ten for disastrous performance as Madueke a rare positive
Chelsea player ratings: Robert Sanchez given just ONE out of ten for disastrous performance as Madueke a rare positive
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Sponsored by. CHELSEA capitulated again after scoring first, this time in a 3-1 loss away to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. Three minutes is all it took for the deadlock to be broken, as City new boy Abdukodir Khusanov's header was cut out by Nicolas Jackson, who squared it for Noni Madueke to tap into an empty net.
![[Noni Madueke of Chelsea celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/noni-madueke-chelsea-celebrates-scoring-966601076.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A competitive first-half unfolded as big chances fell to Jackson and Josko Gvardiol, both of whom couldn't convert from close range. But it didn't take long for the hosts to level the scoring before half-time, Marc Cucurella and Robert Sanchez couldn't clear a long ball between them and Gvardiol made up for his two big missed chances with an easy finish into a gaping goal.
![[Erling Haaland scoring a goal during a Manchester City vs Chelsea soccer match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-manchester-citys-erling-haaland-966621903.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A cagey second-half followed, until Erling Haaland sat down Trevoh Chalobah and curled the ball over Sanchez who was well out of position to give City a well deserved lead. Haaland shrugged off Levi Colwill and tapped the ball onto Phil Foden who pranced past the Chelsea defence and slotted to the left of the goalkeeper.
![[Soccer game in progress, Manchester City vs Chelsea.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-5-1.png?strip=all&w=680)
This is how SunSport's Lloyd Canfield rated the players... Robert Sanchez - 1. It was much the same as what we have seen from Sanchez for Chelsea this evening. Not commanding in his area, poor distribution, and was more out of place than a penguin in the desert when Haaland lobbed him to give City the lead.
![[Touch map of Moises Caicedo v Manchester City.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-touch-map-ae2de876-8173-44aa-8c78-746cf5510672.png?strip=all&w=960)
