Antonio Rudiger is looking for Chelsea to take positives from holding Manchester City to a “50-50” Carabao Cup final penalty shootout a matter of days after suffering a 6-0 defeat to the same opponents.
Back on February 10, the Blues left the Etihad Stadium having found themselves on the receiving end of a Premier League thumping from the reigning champions.
Maurizio Sarri had sent his team out in that fixture looking to match the attacking intent of Pep Guardiola’s free-scoring outfit.
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They paid the price with a heavy reversal, but took important lessons from a humbling experience.