Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

Manchester City had been building up a head of steam and finally they have broken Chelsea down.

Right off the meat from Kevin De Bruyne. A goal from the moment it left his boot.

And this time Pep Guardiola did look happy.

Superb pace from City in the build-up to a zippy move that ends with David Silva found in the box after a cut-back from the right.

The Spaniard has the goal to aim at - Chelsea are horribly exposed - but in comes a fantastic block from Cesar Azpilicueta.

Another Thibaut Courtois launch up the park - this time from hand after he gathers a cross.

The ball just bounces straight through to Ederson.

John Stones can drift into the Chelsea half. The home side are parked up in two deep lines. Raheem Sterling still finds a bit of space down the left but then he trips his marker - Cesar Azpilicueta. Thibaut Courtois launches the free-kick long. To who, exactly?

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Cesc Fabregas finds Eden Hazard with the quick free-kick, there is space to shoot - far too much, City were sleeping - and Ederson parries with a strong fist, a decent stop you expect him to make.

That is finally something for the home fans to warm to.

Eden Hazard - remember him? - harries across the City back line, hoovering up crumbs. But now he picks the ball up in space, central, there is time to turn, he shapes into some territory of his own and is brought back down to earth with a shudder by Fernandinho. The Brazilian is shown a yellow card for the trip.

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Javier Githinji: We are highly missing Luiz in this game - his relentless nature, motivation and tenacity. It's evident everywhere.

Louis Omoni: One of Fabregas or Bakayoko should be substituted from this game to give room for more attacking football.

City are in round the back again. Raheem Sterling's near post cross is turned away, David Silva's prod across is fended to safety.

Chelsea win it back and for the first time since the restart manage to string more than five passes together. A big round of applause goes up. It's the minor victories at this stage.

Andreas Christensen, like a juggernaut turning on ice, somehow manages to get back and scramble the ball behind with Leroy Sane charging in on goal behind him.

From the corner, Raheem Sterling dreams big but smashes his volley over the bar.

Chelsea are yet to find a response to any of this, and from the silence, it sounds like the home fans know it.

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Chelsea have been pegged right back here. City are looking to twist around them into a telling grip.

Gabriel Jesus bounces off Andreas Christensen's shoulder in the box - shouts of a penalty from the away fans. Perhaps he made too much of it.

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David Silva's corner finds Gabriel Jesus in loads of space at the back post but the Brazilian cannot quite connect. Was he held back? Didn't seem so, but you would have expected him to reach it strongly. Instead it just zipped meekly off his haircut.

City are clearly targeting Antonio Rudiger - Gabriel Jesus is straight on him as the defender collects the ball - and Rudiger only just manages to fire back to his keeper.

City win it back again, and now Rudiger has to come across and poke behind with the ball at Gabriel Jesus' tricky feet in the box.

Excellent start to the half from the away side.

Antonio Rudiger - twice he looked shaky at the back with the ball at his feet before the break - comes across to sweep the ball out of Leroy Sane's grasp on the left wing as Chelsea respond to giving the ball away straight from the restart.

And we are back under way! No changes at half-time to mention.

Antonio Conte moves a hand to his eyes and squeezes the fatigue and frustration out with his fingers as he emerges from the tunnel. Pep Guardiola is deep in dialogue, his palm around the back of Fernandinho's neck.

Just a matter of time for Manchester City? They've unquestionably been the better side, and they would have had the goal to prove it if Raheem Sterling had found a maroon shirt at the end of that lightning-quick counter.

Flat is how Antonio Conte's team might be describing that first-half showing right now. It's a good word for it. Strangely flat. After Wednesday's Champions League win at Atletico Madrid you'd assume energy would be high. Or has this match come too soon?

Daphne De Leener: Don't understand why Conte wouldn't bring on Batshuayi.

Ahnaf Tahmed Faiz: Never thought I'd say this in my lifetime, but Fabian Delph has been virtually everywhere for Man City.

Johnny Magrinho: Kante is having an absolute mare today! He's hindered Chelsea going forward & been far from the defensive rock he usually is.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Stamford Bridge

All square at half-time - but it's Manchester City who look the more dangerous with their speed on the counter-attack.

Chelsea have also suffered the blow of losing striker Alvaro Morata but this is a resilient and streetwise side. Antonio Conte's men are still right in this.