Man City held by Chelsea in major title blow
Baku, January 5, AZERTAC
Manchester City's Premier League title challenge suffered a huge setback as managerless Chelsea salvaged a dramatic 1-1 draw, according to beIN Sports.
Manchester City's spluttering attempt to stop Arsenal running away with the title that took the spotlight as they fell six points behind the Gunners.
After Arsenal's 3-2 win at Bournemouth on Saturday, Pep Guardiola's second-placed side had no margin for error against troubled opponents at the Etihad Stadium.
Yet they stumbled in painful fashion as Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez equalised deep into stoppage-time to cancel out Tijjani Reijnders' 42nd-minute opener.
Just days after Chelsea parted company with boss Enzo Maresca, the Blues were managed by Under-21 coach Calum McFarlane.
McFarlane will never forget his first senior match as a manager after frustrating the decorated Guardiola.
But despite the damage McFarlane inflicted on Guardiola's title dreams, Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior remains the leading candidate to replace Maresca on a permanent basis.
City, who host Brighton on Wednesday, have gone two games without a win following their 0-0 draw at Sunderland on January 1.
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