Manchester City director Manuel Pellegrini said Chelsea played like a "little group" amid Sunday's 1-1 draw and condemned their protective style.
Andre Schurrle put Chelsea ahead before Frank Lampard leveled for 10-man City.
Pellegrini, 61, said: "It think we played 90 minutes against a little group attempting to shield.
"I would not be euphoric to play that way. Ten players guarded their half, they scored a counter assault and they kept on shielding until the end."
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Pellegrini compared Chelsea's style to that of Stoke's, who beat the Premier League champions 1-0 at the Etihad in August.
"I think we played against precisely the same group we played against Stoke here," he included. "It was extremely troublesome for us to score yet at long last we did. The result is not what both groups did amid 90 minutes.
"I would prefer not to investigate Chelsea. What alternate groups do, it is not my obligation to investigate."
Match certainties
Chelsea's objective originated from their first shot on target
Eight of Chelsea's last nine class objectives have come in the second half
Man City guardian Joe Hart showed up
Yaya Toure has not scored or supported an association objective this term
City fought go into controversy after the second-half sending off of Pablo Zabaleta after the guard was included in a tussle with Chelsea striker Diego Costa.
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"I am blissful on the grounds that our group played in restricted, we kept playing with 11 players, attempting to score, and with one player less attempting not to have an alternate counter assault and yield an objective," said Pellegrini.
"We proceed with the same aspiration, groups will think that it hard to beat us. The group execution was great."
Reacting to Pellegrini's reactions, Chelsea administrator Jose Mourinho said: "Ordinarily he says he doesn't talk in regards to me or my group however he keeps on doing so. Don't get some information about these words."
Blunt Lampard
Lampard was praised by the fanatics of both Manchester City and Chelsea
It was left to previous Stamford Bridge midfielder Lampard, on advance at City from New York City FC until January, to secure the point which guarantees City stay five uncontrolled of group pioneers Chelsea.
Pellegrini said he knew the previous England worldwide, who scored 211 objectives in 648 appearances for the London club, would score.
"I was certain that if Frank Lampard plays he will score, things like that happen in football," he said.
"He will be an exceptionally essential player for us. From the earliest starting point he has been included 100% in consistently.
"I feel that possibly he was not blissful to score against such a critical group for him, yet he is extremely proficient."
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