‘Everything is almost perfect’: Chelsea send a message after beating Man City

However, it was not a complete Chelsea performance.

Both sides exerted pressure without either taking control.

Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw had a chance to make it 1-0 in the first half when a back pass from Sandy Baltimore gave her the chance, but the WSL’s top scorer failed to take advantage of the opportunity.

The second half continued to be plagued with errors, but Chelsea finally took advantage and were able to get the victory when they were not at their best.

Bompastor said on Friday that they “had a plan to deal” with Manchester City’s dominance of possession and it worked, despite their visitors having 63% of the ball.

“It was a different kind of performance,” Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert said.

“We’ve dominated a lot of games in terms of possession, but tonight we were happy to sit behind the ball and be compact.

“It was more of a traditional performance, but Sonia is a winner and will do whatever it takes to win. We got the tactics right.”

With key players still set to return (forwards Sam Kerr and Mia Fishel are recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, while England forward Lauren James and defender Niamh Charles are also absent), Chelsea are likely to improve.

And perhaps the most terrifying thing is that they are still far from their best.

“Perhaps one of my strengths, and that of the staff, is that we know exactly how we have to act. We have a clear vision of what we have to do to achieve our objectives,” Bompastor said.

“At this moment we are performing, achieving good results, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. We have injured players who can enter the squad.

“Sometimes people think that because you have good results that’s enough. For me, that’s not enough. I know exactly what we have to do to improve even more.”