Flashback: Vincent Kompany rises to occasion as Manchester City make statement with victory over Chelsea in 2015

Talismanic captain Vincent Kompany has the magnitude of his headed goal etched all over his face during Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Chelsea on this day in 2015.
By Sports Desk
Published 16th Aug 2020, 17:00 BST
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, in 2015.Manchester City's Vincent Kompany celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, in 2015.
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, in 2015.

The Belgium defender nodded home City’s second in a commanding victory against the defending Premier League champions, and wheeled away in delight.

Sergio Aguero, Kompany and Fernandinho provided the goals to hand City hope of an exciting campaign ahead on just the second weekend of the 2015-16 season.

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Jose Mourinho never recovered from criticising and demoting medic Eva Carneiro, paying the price with his job in December 2015 after Chelsea lost nine of the first 16 Premier League matches.

While City outclassed their London rivals on that day in August, the league crown ended up in the greatly unexpected destination of Leicester.

City would have been frustrated enough with an eventual fourth-place finish, but 10th for Chelsea proved an abysmal return.

On This Day In Sport

2010: Nicolas Anelka was suspended for 18 international matches by the French Football Federation over his conduct at the World Cup. Patrice Evra received a five-match ban while Franck Ribery and Jeremy Toulalan were suspended for three matches and one match respectively.

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2014: Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford won the men’s 5,000 metres and long jump respectively at the European Championships in Zurich, while Great Britain’s won gold in the men’s and women’s 4×100 metres relay.

2018: Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out for three months with a knee injury.

Related topics:Manchester CityChelseaJose MourinhoPremier League

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