Conor Gallagher's moment of genius as Mauricio Pochettino provides Chelsea tactical masterclass

It's perhaps rare a team makes a statement with a draw. When it's going head to head against Manchester City in a firefight, it is difficult to depart without enthusiasm. Not many teams concede four goals against the Premier League champions and come away with a result.

Of course, there are areas to improve but Sunday's stalement felt like a moment where Chelsea's young team, Mauricio Pochettino and the crowd all came together as one. Emotions were at fever-pitch but the Blues kept their composure to keep coming back. Something their head coach was proud of.

«Yes, very, very proud. I think,» the 51-year-old said. «So happy, the players deserve credit because this performance, this evening was amazing. You face a team that for for me is the best team in the world and yes too many circumstances that happen during the game that make me very proud because in the way that we manage the game was was really good.»

football.london takes a look at what we learned from Chelsea's draw with Manchester City.

While Chelsea have brought plenty of frustration over the last 12 months or so in their inability to beat a low block, Mauricio Pochettino has allowed his team to compete with the best. The Blues have yet to taste defeat this season against the teams that currently make up the top four in Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City.

The west London side have taken six points from those matches. Last term, Chelsea were only able to earn three points from all eight Premier League matches against those teams.

It hasn't simply been the points that the Blues have earned that has been impressive however, it's the approach to those games. In home outings against Liverpool, Arsenal and City, it's arguable that Pochettino's side should