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Fernando Torres makes the most of City’s late slip

Mix up at the back allows Chelsea striker secure victory at Stamford Bridge Fernando Torres scores Chelsea’s late winner against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1:   It was around six seconds from the 90 minute-mark here, the fourth official preparing to hoist his board for added time, when   Fernando Torres   confirmed his revival by burying Manchester City’s prospects in south-west London. A pinball in central midfield ended with Willian punting down-field over a back-tracking Matija Nastasic , the centre half panicking and nodding back and over an on-rushing  Joe Hart . There was Torres, sprinting beyond the visitors’ confused last line of defence and away from Martín Demichelis, to convert into the gaping net. A man who has endured plenty of wretched luck in front of goal had his good fortune at last. This was a first Premier League goal of the season, and only a second of the calen...