"Guardiola versus McFarlane could be billed as the Premier League's greatest managerial mismatch, so the memory of Fernandez's intervention should warm the 40-year-old in his dotage. On the home bench was the generation's pre-eminent figure, with 40 trophies on the CV for Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, taking charge of a 1,012th match. In the opposite technical area, a former coach at Croydon,"
"Factor in a slew of absences headlined by Chelsea's important midfielder Moises Caicedo (suspended) and the goalkeeper Robert Sanchez (injured), and McFarlane's task began as mission: close-to-impossible. The first trick at City's home is not to concede early, as a rout can follow. Trevoh Chalobah heading away Rayan Cherki's inswinging corner signalled Chelsea's goal was under siege already but McFarlane's unit proved spirited throughout."
Enzo Fernandez forced a 94th-minute equaliser to rescue Chelsea and give interim manager Calum McFarlane a dramatic result against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. Guardiola sat on the home bench with a vast trophy record and took charge of his 1,012th match. McFarlane arrived from youth coaching and faced multiple absences, including Moises Caicedo (suspended) and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez (injured), making the task daunting. Manchester City started in a quasi 3-6-1 with Rodri returning and Erling Haaland leading the line. Chelsea set up in a 4-3-3 aiming to exploit quick transitions and showed spirited defending and attacking glimpses throughout the match.
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