Manchester City ratings

Joe Hart 6; Wasn’t regularly tested as Chelsea’s moves petered out. Could do little about either of the goals.

Micah Richards 6.5; Is becoming a well rounded defender to complement an imposing physique. Shackled most of Chelsea’s forays down his flank as City fought impressively to keep their goal guarded.

Vincent Kompany 7.5; City’s go-to defender in the big games was an assured presence doing more than did his bit holding the backline together until the end.

Joleon Lescott 6; Muscled up well next to Kompany but was given ample support by the full backs under duress not to venture forward. Dealt with what came his way but was caught flat footed by Luiz’s dart for the first and was exposed by Ramires’s nifty motion for the second.

Aleksandar Kolarov 6; Suspect at left-back and was bettered by Ramires in their dual. Culpable with Lescott for the opener and scattergun delivery when going forward looks good but lacks accuracy and effectiveness.

Nigel De Jong 7; Constant disrupter in the middle of the park as he hassled and harried Chelsea for the entire game. Provides a formidable cornerstone of the side and recycles the ball innately.

Gareth Barry 6; City’s middle of the road man doesn’t do one thing or another. Combative in parts, Barry couldn’t stop the flow of chelsea as effectively as De Jong and never influenced the game when in possession.

Yaya Toure 6; Some neat touches but wasn’t involved enough and was conspicuous for large parts. Never fully convinces that he actually wants to be out there and became more withdrawn as Chelsea monopolised play.

David Silva 6.5; Flittered around without controlling the game in patches such as he did at Old Trafford. Busy and intuitive with the ball, Silva’s effect is restricted by the conservatism of the team and many of his probing wanders were not supported sufficiently enough by team-mates to carry a sustained threat. Another that would benefit from the shackles being loosened.

Eden Dzeko 5; Did well in Germany but so did David Hasselhoff. Isolated as the lone front-runner but didn’t offer enough when Silva and Yaya were on it and was too easy to boss by Terry. Has undoubted class but again not best utilised by Mancini’s pragmatism.

Substitutions

Adam Johnson 5; Brought on to conjour and equaliser but could not come into play as City wilted after recent exertions.

Mario Balotelli 5; Introduced with Johnson to the same outcome.