Manchester
City thrashed Chelsea 6-0 on Sunday and Jamie Carragher didn't hold back
with his criticism, comparing them to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal after a woeful
first half.
A Sergio Aguero double after Raheem Sterling's opener was followed by a
strike from Ilkay Gundogan to leave Chelsea reeling - and with 45 minutes
still to play.
It was a stunning display from City but Carragher said Chelsea hadn't been
mentally strong enough.
Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has spoken publicly about his struggles to
motivate the Chelsea players and Carragher said they were more reminiscent
of the Arsenal teams who have suffered heavy defeats in big games under
Arsene Wenger in recent years.
"City have been outstanding, but this has been as bad as anything from
Chelsea this season," Carragher told Sky Sports.
"It's only halfway through Sarri's first season but the worst thing I can
say is it looks like he has turned Chelsea into Arsenal.
"The Arsenal team that has got battered away from home in the last seven or
eight years because they have been too weak. You couldn't say that about
Chelsea in the past, but this looks like a weak team.
"The first goal is criminal from [Marcos] Alonso. It's so casual three or
four minutes into a big game. He was not switched on at all."
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