Black Stars forward, Antoine Semenyo has suggested that Chelsea provided Manchester City with a sterner test than Arsenal did in their Carabao Cup final meeting earlier in the season, despite City edging the Blues 1-0 at Wembley in the FA Cup.
The Ghana forward was at the heart of the contest on Saturday as City battled through a tightly contested final clash at Wembley Stadium, eventually sealing the victory with a 72nd-minute moment of quality.
Semenyo latched onto a square pass from Erling Haaland before finishing emphatically to settle the encounter.
Reflecting on the match, Semenyo admitted Chelsea’s intensity and relentlessness made life far more difficult for Pep Guardiola’s side than their 2-1 win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final.
“I won’t lie, Chelsea gave us a much tougher game than Arsenal did in the Carabao Cup final. Their intensity, the pressure, the way they kept fighting until the end… it was completely different,” he said.
He added that City struggled at times to impose their usual control due to Chelsea’s aggressive approach throughout the contest.
“There were moments today where we genuinely struggled to control the game because Chelsea kept coming at us again and again. They made it difficult for us,” he added.
Source: ghanasoccernet