Chelsea hosted Manchester City knowing they had little room for error in their bid to finish in the top five of the Premier League.

Head coach Liam Rosenior’s job security could rest on the club playing in the Champions League next season.

The Blues have a difficult run-in and wanted to give themselves a major confidence boost heading into the final weeks by claiming the scalp of title challengers City.

Pep Guardiola’s players seemed to be running into form at the right time and were superb in the 4-0 demolition of Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals the previous Saturday.