Mahrez and Alvarez do the business to see City past Chelsea

The win was also far from a foregone conclusion until City burst into action

ON THE SCORESHEET: Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez (right) celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game with teammate Kevin De Bruyne. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

MAN CITY 2 CHELSEA 0

TWO goals in five second half minutes from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez carried Manchester City through to the fourth round of the EFL Cup and a tie that will take place just a couple of days after next month’s World Cup Final.