Chelsea smashed by Manchester City

Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho scored as Manchester City crushed Chelsea 3-0 on Sunday to establish a five-point advantage over the champions in the Premier League table.

Jose Mourinho REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The victory continued City's impressive start to the season following their 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion. It also gave Manuel Pellegrini a first win over his nemesis Jose Mourinho since the Portuguese returned to Chelsea in 2013.

It was not a good week for Mourinho, who was widely criticised for failing to win one of the club's first two league games for the first time since 1998.

It was also a day to forget for visiting captain John Terry, who watched the second half from the bench after being substituted at half-time. It was the first time Mourinho had taken him off in 177 league games.

After a flurry of near-misses, Sergio Aguero broke the deadlock by exchanging passes with Yaya Touré, darting into the box and placing a low shot beyond the reach of Asmir Begovic, deputising for the suspended Thibaut Courtois.

Hazard forced Joe Hart into a save in the second half but City looked more likely to add to their lead and so it proved as Kompany headed home from David Silva's 79th-minute corner before Fernandinho drilled home from the edge of the box.

After the match Mourinhou complained that the 3-0 final score was a "fake result" and that his side were the better team in the second half.

“The second goal was completely out of context,” he says. “But it was our mistake. So we were punished by our own mistakes, the second and the third goals, and we couldn’t capitalize in the second half.”