Calum MacFarlane spoke about a 1-1 draw between **Chelsea**and Man City.
The interim head coach of the Blues was presented a belated Christmas gift with the chance to take charge of a senior game for the club after the exit of Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day. Few challenges look scarier than a trip to the Etihad Stadium, but the players rose to the occasion.
MacFarlane, back at the club where had worked as an assistant coach in 2023, watched his men go 1-0 down to a first half strike from Tijjani Reijnders. However, **Chelsea**dug in after the break, earning a late leveller through a finish from Enzo Fernandez in injury time. It is a big feather in the cap of the Englishman, who bagged a result against one of the best managers in the history of the game.
For the 40-year-old, it was about the application of his players, who now are under Liam Rosenior.
"For me personally it was amazing, stuff you dream about. Pep Guardiola, Premier League game, amazing. I'm really proud of the performance, even if that goal didn't come, I thought the character the lads showed, especially in the second half... I would've been so happy regardless. It's even better we got the equaliser I thought we deserved.
"The whole focus over the last two days was winning this game. Obviously, we haven't done that, but putting in that performance, we're all very proud. We always believed we could come here and win."
“[Pep] is one of the best managers that has ever done it, that seemed to be the narrative of the game, and I don't think it should have been.
“It should be about the players, and how well they performed. It shouldn't be about me, it should be about the quality performance those lads put on with everything that has gone on."