The Blues put up a fight but former midfielder Mateo Kovacic settled the tie with a late long-range effort.
He told Sky Sports: “We are missing some big players.
“I had a longer break so I could recover better, I wanted to be ready for the beginning of the season.
“[Regarding Rodri’s absence] I played some kind of his role today, but we are always missing Rodri.
“He is, if not, one of the best in the world.
“I don’t score many goals, and when you score you want to celebrate.
What will happen to Man City?
MAN CITY are favourites to win the Premier League title yet again – but there is one elephant in the room that threatens to put the skids under the Etihad giants.
Sunsport’s MARTIN LIPTON discusses what the next few months could hold with Head of Sport SHAUN CUSTIS ….
Custis: So the big question – will there be a resolution this season?
Lipton : Yes…. probably! We know the case will start to be dealt with in October or November.
It will take at least a month to go through the evidence. So I suspect around March, April time, we will get a result. But that’s where it starts to get tricky.
Custis : Why is that?
Lipton : If the result is in City’s favour, that’s the end of the matter. They will be cleared. They will have no punishment to face.
But if City are found guilty, these will be the heaviest penalties ever imposed by the Premier League.
I suspect if they are found guilty, they will be expelled from the league or given a massive points deduction and a huge fine so that they’re not in the Premier League next season.
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