Man City took the lead when Jesus Navas put in a weak cross from the right which failed to beat the first man.
And Chelsea's Cahill then got his feet into a tangle and ended up volleying the ball over Thibaut Courtois and into the top left corner.
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Thierry Henry has defended Chelsea's Gary Cahill for his own goal at Manchester City
However, Henry defended the England international, and insisted he was unfortunate.
“He could have cleared that with his left foot,” Henry said.
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Chelsea star Gary Cahill looks dejected after handing Manchester City the lead
“Gary Cahill has to clear the ball with his left foot.
“If you clear that with his head it might have been a corner. But he has to clear it somewhere else than his goal.
“He’s very unfortunate if he had cleared that well we would have said what a clearance.”
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