What Thiago Silva did to inspire Chelsea comeback as Raheem Sterling embarrasses Jeremy Doku

There have been few matches like that against Manchester City in recent seasons at Stamford Bridge. Few games that have excited and inspired and connected supporters and the team in the manner of the four-all draw.

While Chelsea sit nine places and 12 points behind their Premier League rivals, they were every bit the match of Pep Guardiola's side on Sunday afternoon as they came back from behind three times across the 90 minutes. In the end, Mauricio Pochettino was even furious that his team were denied a final chance through Raheem Sterling when Anthony Taylor blew the final whistle.

football.london takes a look at the talking points to arise from the draw.

Raheem Sterling is very good

As each week passes it feels easy to talk about another good Raheem Sterling performance. The winger once again responded emphatically to being left out of the England squad and showed both side's of his game.

The 28-year-old has had plenty of success beating his opposing defender through his acceleration and had to adjust slightly against Kyle Walker's speed. His movement became more precise and as a result he showed his ability to arrive in the box at the right time to finish Reece James' cross and to find alternative avenues to carry the ball into the box.

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Sterling drew more fouls and completed more dribbles than his teammates, and took the time to nutmeg Jeremy Doku to hammer home the point he still has plenty to offer as his Manchester City counterpart was largely snuffed out by Reece James. In a familiar pattern, Sterling was in contention for the best