Analysis of Chelsea's top and bottom performers in thrilling 4-4 draw against Manchester City

Take a deep breath.

Anticipation was building as Chelsea and Manchester City geared up for a thrilling game on Sunday evening right before the dreaded international break. The match was hosted at Stamford Bridge.

Unfolding as a true Premier League feast, the match was a mix of eight goals, VAR dispute, and a 94th minute equalizer. This last-minute goal was struck by Cole Palmer against his previous team.

Gauging the madness of the match, let's analyze Chelsea's best and worst performances, with credit to 90min's player ratings.

Who else could it be?

Palmer, after being signed by Chelsea from Manchester City during the summer, could not have asked for a better scenario. Despite not being promised consistent playtime from his former club at Etihad Stadium, Palmer had the chance to teach them a lesson with his new team.

Drawing attention to himself, Palmer's stand-out moment was undoubtedly the last-minute penalty. He confidently shot the ball into the top corner to balance the score at 4-4; but Palmer's overall performance was equally remarkable.

Palmer brought in an element of surprise in the final section, showing willingness to confront the City defence and skilfully pass the ball to his teammates. His deftness in beating three City players with a fusion of talent and resolve perfectly represents his performance during the match.

It appears that former Man City players have a thing for outperforming against their former club, doesn't it?

Raheem Sterling, similar to Palmer, played as if he had something to prove on Sunday - and that he did.

The 28-year-old stole the show on the left flank and left Kyle Walker perplexed multiple times during the match at Stamford Bridge.

Sterling punctuated his notable performance by managing to score the kind of goal he was well-known for during his time at Man City: a back post tap-in.

Disasi is among the multitude of centre backs that Erling Haaland will likely outplay this season, so it's not a defeat to lose morale over.

During Sunday's match, Disasi, aged 25, seemed out of his league both physically and technically against City's main striker. The brace scored by Haaland was just something Disasi had to bite the bullet for.

Overall, a challenging day at work for Disasi.

Cucurella was penalized for fouling Haaland early in the game, a decision that was deemed rather severe. But his performance post that incident lacked spark.

Cucurella found Phil Foden a tough nut to crack and struggled pretty much during the entire 90 minutes.