article_snippet.sent: Barcelona-born former Espanyol youngster is not the tallest and at times struggled with Chelsea's diagonals early on but grew into the game and could have levelled.
article_snippet.sent: , City's captain was a commanding presence at the heart of defence.
article_snippet.sent: Has the movement of Yaya Toure but put a big shift in.
article_snippet.sent: Spanish left-back is not the tallest and was not able to drive forward as much as Spanish would have liked against strong opposition.
article_snippet.sent: Joined City from Sporting Gijon and the mini David Silva showed some neat touches on the rare occasions David Silva found space.
article_snippet.sent: Pacy Mancunian centre forward produced measured finish to bring City level but was marshalled well for the majority of the evening.
article_snippet.sent: The Southampton-born stopper could do little about City's opener and distributed the ball well.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian born but eligible for England combined well with Jake Clarke-Salter to nullify City's threat in a commanding-looking partnership.
article_snippet.sent: Fortunate to escape at least a caution with a from-behind challenge in the first half but was solid at the back and lively going forward, whipping in a number of decent crosses.
article_snippet.sent: Put in a captain's shift in the centre of the park as the visitors won the midfield battle.