Chelsea boss Graham Potter ringed the modifications as he took his facet to the Etihad to face Manchester Metropolis.
With an essential Premier League fixture arising on the weekend away to in-form Newcastle, Potter opted to rotate his squad.
As traditional in a Carabao Cup fixture, Pep Guardiola did the identical, however because of Manchester Metropolis’s elite squad depth, they had been nonetheless capable of area a robust facet.
Jack Grealish, specifically, had a formidable first half, tearing aside the Chelsea defence at occasions. Journalist Nizaar Kinsella observed that Kalidou Koulibaly didn’t have the most effective of video games, as seen within the tweet under.
Koulibaly is struggling early on.
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) November 9, 2022
Koulibaly acquired a reserving for a foul on Grealish and total seemed like he wasn’t up with the tempo of the sport.
The skilled defender has been properly rested in current weeks and was an unused substitute in opposition to Arsenal of their newest Premier League recreation, so there’s little excuse for Koulibaly.
Potter is having a troublesome time with accidents in the intervening time, with Wesley Fofana an enormous miss on the again.
