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"The Premier League at its best."
Defences certainly were not on top as Manchester City and Chelsea played out an epic eight-goal 4-4 thriller where, finally, football was the main talking point.
In recent weeks officials and video assistant referees have taken centre stage but, bar a disputed City penalty which Erling Haaland scored to make it 1-0, it was the players and coaches who made this one.
After Haaland's opener, 39-year-old Thiago Silva became Chelsea's oldest goalscorer and Raheem Sterling netted against his old club.
Manuel Akanji levelled for City just before half-time and Haaland scored just after it - his 49th Premier League goal in his 47th game.
Nicolas Jackson, after his bizarre hat-trick against Tottenham, levelled again for Chelsea - but then Rodri scored what looked like a late winner for City.
However, deep in stoppage time, Chelsea had a spot-kick of their own which Cole Palmer - a summer signing from City - slammed home.
Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher called it "the Premier League at its best".
He said on Sky Sports: "The game we all watched on Monday [Chelsea's 4-1 win over Tottenham], it felt like everyone was talking about that game for days afterwards and I think this will be the same.
"It was fantastic and it just felt right that Chelsea got the equaliser. I know the Man City fans will be disappointed but it felt right that there shouldn't be a winner in that game. It was that good."
Ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, watching for BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "That was an amazing game. From the start, the intensity was so high. It was a fantastic performance against the best side in the world at the moment."
Former City defender Micah Richards added: "That was exceptional. It was fantastic. It had everything - goals, bad defending and tackles.
"Cole Palmer was outstanding, showing his worth. If you were a spectator, you got your money's worth."
