Sergio Aguero bagged a hat-trick as Manchester City ripped Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea apart. Raheem Sterling scored twice while Ilkay Gundogan helped finish off an abject Chelsea side who were second-best from the first whistle. Sportsmail's JACK GAUGHAN was at the Etihad Stadium to pass judgement on the players involved. Sergio Aguero led the charge as Manchester City annihilated Chelsea at the Etihad MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3) Ederson - 7 Busier than the scoreline suggests and made a few fine stops. Ably swept up when required. Ederson was busier than the scoreline suggested and did what he had to do efficiently Kyle Walker - 7 Eden Hazard barely caused the right back any problems as he continues to recapture his form. John Stones - 8 Distribution out from the back was almost flawless and dropped to cover in behind intelligently. Aymeric Laporte - 8 Another imperious display by Laporte, who never appears fazed by occasions in his first full season. Oleksandr Zinchenko - 7 Had his panicked moments, as usual, but offered City a fair bit of energy from left back. Ilkay Gundogan - 8 Knitted City together nicely in midfield, lovely whip to his goal and generally another fine afternoon. Ilkay Gundogan assumed the role of midfield metronome and bagged himself a goal Fernandinho - 8 All-action, yet again. Covered every blade of grass, snuffed out any danger and played at his own pace. Kevin De Bruyne - 9 Bossed midfield and put his stamp on proceedings. Drifted into unusual pockets that Chelsea could not deal with. Raheem Sterling - 9 Devilish down the left, sending Cesar Azpilicueta this way and that. Finished with a double – two tidy finishes – and won a penalty. Raheem Sterling will be haunting the dreams of Cesar Azpilicueta for weeks to come Bernardo Silva - 8.5 Keeps getting better and better. So much energy and ingenuity. Silva has become their main man recently Sergio Aguero - 9.5 Potential miss of the season and still left with a hat-trick, his 11th in the Premier League. Aguero is a phenomenon. Aguero was the man of the moment, making up for a terrible early miss to score a hat-trick SUBS: Gabriel Jesus (for Aguero, 65) - 6.5 Riyad Mahrez (for De Bruyne, 68) - 6 David Silva (for Fernandinho, 75) - N/A Subs not used: Danilo, Leroy Sane, Nicolas Otamendi, Arijanet Muric Manager: Pep Guardiola - 8 CHELSEA (4-3-3) Kepa Arrizabalaga - 5 Hard not to feel sorry for the 24-year-old, who was badly let down by those directly in front of him. Cesar Azpilicueta - 4.5 Sterling had Aspilicueta’s number early on and the Spaniard would later hack him down and concede a penalty. Antonio Rudiger - 5 Fared better than the rest at the back but will still reflect that he might’ve done more in the opening third of the game. David Luiz - 3.5 Defensively suspect and looked chastened all afternoon. Only seemed up for it when dishing out reducers. David Luiz was defensively suspect and epitomised a horrendous Chelsea display Marcos Alonso - 3 Nonsensical decision to leave his station from a free-kick in the build-up to the opener set the tone. N'Golo Kante - 4 Completely anonymous. Just isn’t suited to the role in which Maurizio Sarri envisages him starring in. Ross Barkley - 4 Mindless header back towards his own goal allowed Aguero to net City’s third and summed Chelsea up. Ross Barkley set-up Manchester City's third goal with a backward header in comical fashion Jorginho 4.5 Chelsea just aren’t getting enough out of Jorginho, certainly given the impact his arrival’s had on Kante. Pedro - 6 Can look productive at times and did turn City around on their left but his influence was ultimately meaningless. Eden Hazard - 6 Flitted in and out, clearly frustrated at the state of his team’s defending. Did create bits and bobs, however. Eden Hazard created bits and bobs for Chelsea but this result may well sway his future Gonzalo Higuain - 6 Actually looked fairly lively before the break and asked the City back two some questions. Needed more help. SUBS: Matteo Kovacic (for Ross Barkley, 52) - 6 Ruben Loftus-Cheek (for Pedro, 66) - 6 Emerson (for Marcos Alonso, 73) - 5.5 Subs not used: Andreas Christensen, Olivier Giroud, Willian, Willy Caballero Back to the drawing board for Maurizio Sarri, as his team looked totally lost at the Etihad Manager: Maurizio Sarri - 4 Players look lost and did so at Bournemouth too. That is almost solely down to the management. Referee: Mike Dean - 7 Resisted the urge to dish cards out early and that allowed the match to flow nicely. Bits of showbiz theatrics too.<doc-sep>Even without Mike Dean awarding his 100th Premier League read, Chelsea’s trip to Manchester City produced a historic game for all the wrong reasons. Chelsea players executed a tired, predictable and – against any team above Brighton – insufficient game plan against Manchester City. That put them 3-0 down within 20 minutes. They then persisted in that game plan, under their coach’s orders, with even less care and purpose. No one comes out of this looking good. Kepa Arrizabalaga, Goalkeeper: 3.5 Arrizabalaga’s defence hung him out to dry against one of the greatest offences the Premier League has ever seen. City’s attacks are perfectly crafted to take the goalkeeper almost entirely out of the equation, so that every goal feels like a tap-in. But then, of course, Sergio Aguero scores a 20-yard screamer. City scored on six of their nine shots on goal, which speaks to the quality of shots rather than Arrizabalaga’s failings. But still, he did allow six in. He deserves so much better than this, and we can only wonder what he is thinking right now. Cesar Azpilicueta, Right back: 4 Does it really matter much if a player is directly at fault for the fifth goal? By that point the blame is universal and the purpose is nil. Azpilicueta did what he could and fought decently for most of the game, but he was an island and it was nowhere near enough. Even at his best, on the pitch with those other 21 players, he would not have made much of a difference. Chelsea’s full-backs are particular victims of Sarri’s 4-3-3. Just as Ole Gunnar Solksjaer called Sir Alex Ferguson for advice on taking over Manchester United, Cesar Azpilicueta needs to call John Terry about how to lead this dressing room. Antonio Rudiger, Centre back: 4.5 Antonio Rudiger was one of the few players who looked angry at what was happening around him. If ever a physical confrontation with a teammate would have been acceptable, this was it. Rudiger should read Mikel John Obi’s comments earlier in the week about John Terry after losses, and then channel his ire and #hustle into taking command of this team. Defensively, Rudiger was simply overwhelmed by the quality and pace of City’s attack. He had four tackles, but did not keep the airspace clear in the penalty box. Extra credit to Rudiger for reportedly spending extra time near the away fans, calling out some abusive moron and then giving his jersey to a young fan. David Luiz, Centre back: 4 Luiz barely had a chance to make any noteworthy individual blunders because of the overall failure of which he was just one small part. He certainly lost his markers, forgot about covering cutbacks, found himself on the wrong side of City players or looking the wrong way as the final ball came to Aguero or Raheem Sterling. But at least he wasn’t caught up field on any adventures! Marcos Alonso, Left back: 3 Yes, Alonso was poor today. Very poor. But no full back – not Alonso, not Emerson, not some guy you watched on YouTube who has pace(! ), not even Ashley Cole – could withstand Manchester City’s attack with Eden Hazard and Ross Barkley. Maurizio Sarri’s line-up – having Hazard on the wing and Barkley as the left-central midfielder – completely exposed Alonso. Chelsea’s defence usually breaks down horizontally: they miss an offsides trap, a forward makes a run-in behind, a centre-back (David Luiz or Andreas Christensen, usually) makes a glaring error in coverage or clearance. On Sunday, Sarri doomed his left back vertically: there was nobody above Alonso to slow down, interdict or deflect City’s attack. Unfortunately, Alonso did not pick up anything going forward or do much with Chelsea’s limited involvement going forward, so his scapegoating is complete.<doc-sep>
IT was another horror show on the road for Chelsea as they were hit for six by Manchester City. More questions will be asked of Blues boss Maurizio Sarri after they were once again humiliated as they dropped down into sixth place. 7 Chelsea were blown away by Manchester City at the Etihad as they lost 6-0 Credit: PA:Empics Sport 7 Chelsea dropped down into sixth spot after being mauled by Pep Guardiola's side Credit: Reuters Here SunSport rates and slates the West London side - who are yet to score away from Stamford Bridge in 2019. Kepa Arrizabalaga A keeper who cost as much as he did should probably have stopped the fourth goal - as Gundogan's shot seemed to go under his arm. Can't be blamed for many others though. Cesar Azpilicueta Clumsy tackle on Sterling resulted in the penalty for goal number five - skipper had a hard time against the England winger and Bernardo and could not find the answers Antonio Rudiger Stood off and allowed Aguero too much space for his first goal. Hopeless clearance straight to Gundogan for the fourth. To think he was once linked with a move to City. 7 It was all too easy for the Citizens as they humiliated Maurizio Sarri's toothless side Credit: AFP or licensors 7 Cesar Azpiliceuta didn't have his best game as he gave away a penalty that made it 5-0 Credit: PA:Press Association David Luiz Renewed hostilities with Aguero - the two South Americans have had some tasty battles in the past. Only one winner here though as the Argentine completely ran him ragged. Marcos Alonso Opening goal came down his flank from a quickly taken free-kick. Found it hard to cope with City's wide men. The only defensive change from the drubbing at Bournemouth - he did not make them any safer and was replaced by Emerson late on. N'Golo Kante Regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the business but could do little to stop the sky blue tide sweeping forward. Chelsea were totally overwhelmed in the middle. Jorginho Passed up the chance to join City in the summer - and what a bad decision that looks now. Did not close Aguero down quickly enough for his wonder goal and could not really impact the game. 7 Marcos Alonso was guilty of having another horror show at the back for the Blues Credit: Getty - Contributor Ross Barkley Sleeping for the free-kick which led to City's first goal. Shocking header back into the danger area gifted the home side number three. No surprise when he was hooked very early in the second half. Pedro One of Guardiola's former favourites from Barcelona might as well have stood back and admired the job his old boss has done. Did not get much luck out of Walker or Zinchenko and replaced by Loftus-Cheek midway through the second half. Eden Hazard Had a couple of trademark runs in the first half caused City problems but no wonder he is considering leaving if his team perform like this. Another who switched off for the first goal. Gonzalo Higuain Volley from edge of box tipped over by Ederson and a few nice link ups with Hazard - but got a demonstration of how to score goals in England from his countryman Aguero. 7 Ross Barkley had a nightmare moment in the first half after his headed backpass gifted Sergio Aguero a goal 7 Eden Hazard failed to inspire his side to get a result after he put in a lacklustre performance Credit: AFP or licensors Subs Mateo Kovacic Didn't impact the game and was chasing shadows when he came on. Ruben Loftus-Cheek Made a brilliant surging run before being hauled down by Ilkay Gundogan. Chelsea fans will be left wondering what he has to do to start. Emerson Missed from a close range free-kick as he struck his effort right at Ederson.