Manchester City 1 Chelsea 3: Gary Cahill own-goal means he has scored the most times against Thibaut Courtois in the league

GARY CAHILL had his head in his hands after an embarrassing own-goal this afternoon.

The stand-in Chelsea skipper failed to clear a Jesus Navas cross just before half-time against Manchester City at the Etihad.

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Thibaut Courtois was left stranded as Cahill made contact with the ball and watched it swerve into the net.

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Fortunately for the defender, his side went on to inflict a 3-1 defeat on their hosts and open up a four-point gap at the top of the Premier League table.

But Cahill’s latest Blues gaffe means he’s set an unenviable record as the man to score the most goals past teammate Courtois in the English top flight.

The 30-year-old has now found the back of his own net twice with the Belgian between the sticks.

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And if he’s not careful, Cahill could soon find himself out of Antonio Conte’s starting XI after a number of dodgy errors against City.

John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic are having to make do with watching the action from the sidelines and will surely be chomping at the bit to get back out on the field.

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Fan favourite Kurt Zouma is closing in on a long-awaited return from injury, while Borussia Monchengladbach loanee Andreas Christensen remains a long-term prospect.

But in the meantime, Cahill is just pleased to have secured all three points against one of Chelsea’s main title rivals.

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He said: “We were 1-0 down but we had a lot of pressure to soak up in the first half. We knew we were in the game. We got to 1-1 and started building the momentum and showed a lot of character.

“We’re not at Christmas yet but it’s encouraging to have eight wins (in a row) now and it was a test. We showed another side to our football and we’re delighted.”