If this is Chelsea in a new era, it seems they are heading in the same direction as their previous one - towards more success.Sonia Bompastor could not have hoped for a better start to life in charge when taking over from Emma Hayes.

Sonia Bompastor has said "every record has to be broken" after she became the first coach in Women's Super League (WSL) history to start a tenure with seven straight wins.

Chelsea maintained their perfect start to life under Bompastor on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over title rivals Manchester City at Stamford Bridge

For all the pre-match hype, this top-of-the-table tussle was not quite a box-office battle at the Bridge. It had the feel of a game of chess, as two world-class teams tried to problem-solve their way to a statement win,

Sonia Bompastor becomes the first manager in Womens Super League history to win seven consecutive matches, leading Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over Manchester City.

Chelsea left it late, scoring twice in four minutes, to secure a 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Women's Super League to leapfrog them to the top of the table

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor says that her side are excited to face Barclays Women’s Super League title rivals Manchester City this weekend.The Blues play host to The Cityzens at Stamford

Chelsea and City are both likely to be in the title fight at the end of the WSL season, meaning this fixture may be a key decider in the fate of the league. Despite the buzz surrounding the meeting between the two sides, Bompastor was firm in her belief that the game "is not decisive".

If this was to be Chelsea's biggest test of the WSL season so far against Manchester City, they passed it with flying colours.