Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox The line-up Manchester City have put together under Pep Guardiola draws parallels with his great, all-conquering Barcelona side.
That's the view of BT Sport pundit and former Chelsea playmaker, Joe Cole, who lavished praise on the visitors for their significant 1-0 victory over his old employers.
Gabriel Jesus settled the scores at Stamford Bridge on an afternoon where City - and Guardiola - were able to get one over on German coach Thomas Tuchel, who masterminded their Champions League triumph last season.
It was an eye-catching result in west London that was doubled up by Manchester United slipping up against Aston Villa at Old
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