An earthquake, from west London to the Mersey. Chelsea are a fine side and yet seeing Manchester City beaten, watching Pep Guardiola’s edifice of beauty rattle even if just for 90 minutes, feels seismic, tectonic. City might still win the title, could still amass 100 points and a bazillion goals, but . Under the lights at a giddy Stamford Bridge, Chelsea did a job on them, 2-0, three points and it is Liverpool who end the weekend atop the Premier League. The ground moved, the soil felt like it would crack in the 78th minute when, after N’Golo Kante’s excellent first-half goal, David Luiz scored Chelsea’s second — with his team playing with such skill and belief you knew that even…

Source: The Times December 08, 2018 19:52 UTC