Eden Hazard has explained why Chelsea dopped points at the weekend against Manchester City- by blaming James Milner.
Chelsea could only manage a 1-1 draw at the Etihad on Sunday, with a late equaliser from former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard cancelling out Andre Schurrle’s earlier goal. The Blues won 1-0 in the same fixture last season, but Hazard claimed he struggled to get forward this time thanks to Man Of The Match Milner.
“Last year we played the perfect match,” he said. “This year [James] Milner defended more on the right-hand side. That made it more difficult for me to attack.
“Having said that I thought we played well. It’s never easy to play at City. The first half was complicated; we didn’t have much time on the ball.
“We defended well though and then we scored another good team goal, which we have been doing a lot this season. We need to continue like that and keep working hard.
“We stay first in the league, too. Five matchesplayed: four wins and a draw – it’s not a bad start.”
By Ben Kelly
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