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Chelsea last night became the first team of the season to leave the Etihad with three Premier League points.
It owed as much to their meticulous application of Jose Mourinho's game plan as it did to some inspired performances in all areas of the pitch.
The goal scorer on the night was Branislav Ivanovic - but does he come out with top marks for the dark blues?
Many thought Manchester City would be impossible to stop, but with a great performance by Chelsea, the home side were arguably not at their best - particularly at the back.
But who scored lowest for the light blues?
Check out our player ratings in the gallery below...
Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the EtihadShow all 23 1 /23Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Joe Hart Joe Hart: England goalkeeper had been returning to his best form and made valuable early stops. Little chance with goal as ball flew a through number of bodies. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Pablo Zabaleta Pablo Zabaleta: Unable to get forward as much as usual, the Argentine was given all manner of problems by Eden Hazard down hosts’ right. Stuck to his task diligently. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany (centre): Admonished Nastasic for mix-up and left screaming in frustration as City struggled. Threw himself at Willian effort but out of place for Ivanovic’s follow-up. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Matija Nastasic Matija Nastasic: Inexperience shown up time and again and blasted by Kompany after early error. Extremely fortunate not to be sent off when pulling Oscar back. 5/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov (right) : Preferred to Gaël Clichy and powered one cross into box but forced back into own half. Wasted speculative chances from distance after break. 5/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Yaya Toure Yaya Touré: Held off Cahill when could have gone down in area but poor effort defensively as he was outmuscled by Matic. Just failed to get on end of Kolarov cross. 5/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Martin Demichelis Martín Demichelis: Pushed into midfield in absence of Fernandinho and how City missed the Brazilian. Covered for Kompany but found wanting in midfield again and again. 5/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Jesus Navas Jesus Navas: Energetic presence on City right and dribbled into area a couple of times but final ball often let him down. Faded in influence toward the end. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Alvaro Negredo Alvaro Negredo: Well marshalled by Terry all night. Blazed over early but unable to make mark in absence of partner Sergio Aguero. Taken off early after interval. 5/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad David Silva David Silva: Shot wide from Touré cutback but struggled to affect proceedings. Improved after break and tested Cech with free-kick before firing wide. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Edin Dzeko Edin Dzeko: Came into game on a run of seven goals in six games and toiled hard but often left isolated. Blazed carelessly over either side of half-time. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Stevan Jovetic Stevan Jovetic: Replaced Negredo on the hour for just his ninth appearance. Offered more movement and forced Cech into flying, injury-time stop. 7/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Petr Cech Petr Cech: Early mistake almost let in Navas but strong presence thereafter, with majority of action at other end of the pitch. Great save from Jovetic. 7/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Branislav Ivanovic Branislav Ivanovic: Strong in the challenge and galloped forward at will as Chelsea dominated. Fantastic snapshot for goal after following up Ramires’ effort. 8/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Gary Cahill Gary Cahill: All over Touré in own area in first half but unable to dispossess Ivorian. Early confusion with Cech but commanding alongside Terry. 8/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad John Terry John Terry: Recent form has led to calls for an England return and the centre-back stood up well to an unusually off-colour home attack. 8/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Cesar Azpilicueta Cesar Azpilicueta: Revelled in Chelsea’s powerful running early on, getting forward to support Hazard as the visitors made merry. Contributed in defence too. 7/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad David Luiz David Luiz: Entrusted by Jose Mourinho in central midfield again, the Brazilian blazed free-kick over. Held line well to allow team-mates to get forward. 6/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Nemanja Matic Nemanja Matic: Stood up well to Touré and booked for bodycheck as he dominated the middle of the park. Thrashed shot against post from range after interval. 8/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Ramires Ramires: Protected defence outside the area and also broke at pace and speed to support Willian and Hazard in an industrious showing. Shot led to goal. 7/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Willian Willian: Ballooned scissor-kick over bar with goal at his mercy but a fine showing from the Brazilian. At the heart of all of Chelsea’s best attacking play. 7/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Eden Hazard Eden Hazard: Belgian playmaker continued his fine season, dictating play from left-hand station and consistently finding ways through City’s porous rearguard. 9/10
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Manchester City 0 Chelsea 1: Player ratings from the Etihad Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto’o: Hit Hart’s bar when really should have scored but provided useful outlet as majority of visitors’ attacking threat came from midfield. 7/10
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