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Chelsea suffer heaviest defeat in 28 years with Man City loss

Chelsea suffered their heaviest defeat in 28 years when they were beaten 6-0 by Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

It was the worst result for the Blues in any competition since their 7-0 Premier League loss to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in April 1991 at the City Ground.

Maurizio Sarri's side went 4-0 down in a shocking first 45 minutes at the Etihad Stadium, which led Jamie Carragher to suggest the Italian has turned them into Arsenal since arriving from Napoli last summer.

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Second-half efforts from Sergio Aguero – the Argentine completing his 11th Premier League hat-trick to equal Alan Shearer's record – then consigned the Blues to a third defeat in four league games.