City had 25 shots in Monday night’s Etihad
Stadium showdown against their title rivals, but only managed to get three on
target in the 90 minutes.
The visitors were more dangerous, with a third of
their 18 shots testing Joe Hart in the City goal and a further three hitting
the woodwork.
Even then, City had chances to snatch an
equaliser at the death as David Silva and Stevan Jovetic both came close to
finding a way past Petr Cech.
Pellegrini pointed towards the absence of two of
his key players – Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho – both of whom were sidelined
through injury.
“We had clear chances to score at least two goals
but didn’t do it, and they had two or three shots against the post,” the
Chilean told Sky Sports.
“It was a very close game to play against Chelsea
without (Sergio) Aguero and Fernandinho.
“It’s important to note that we were missing
them, also Nasri and Javi Garcia. We had to change the midfield.
“It was an important game but we’ll continue and
we’ll see. We’re just two points behind Arsenal.”
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