Manchester City took on Brighton at Etihad in the Premier League. Manchester City ended up winning the game 3-0 courtesy of Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, and Bernardo Silva. With the win, Manchester City displaces Liverpool to reclaim their spot at the top of the league. Here are the Manchester City player ratings.
Manchester City Starting XI
Ederson – Didn’t have much to do as the defense did most of the hard work. A very normal game and a useful clean sheet for Ederson.
Player Rating: 6
Joao Cancelo – Went forward in a couple of attacks and made some decent attacks. Didn’t have much to do defensively.
Player Rating: 6.5
John Stones – Had a quiet game overall as Brighton didn’t look too threatening.
Player Rating: 6
Aymeric Laporte – The defense in general didn’t have much to do as the Brighton attack didn’t have a lot of possession.
Player Rating: 6
Nathan Ake – Offered support moving forward however had to substitute in the second half due to injury.
Player Rating: 6
Rodri – Rodri was the piece of the puzzle missing in the FA Cup semi-final and he proved it in this game. He made the transition from defense to attack possible.
Player Rating: 6.5
Ilkay Gundogan – Lost possession more than once and slowed down the attack.
Player Rating: 5.5
Bernardo Silva – Was at his usual best and scored the third goal. Another stunning performance from the Portuguese.
Player Rating: 8
Kevin De Bruyne – Took control of the midfield. Another masterclass from the De Bruyne assisted the opener from Mahrez and was rightfully adjudged man of the match.
Player Rating – 9
Phil Foden – Foden continues his impressive form and scored to back it off. Another tireless and energetic performance from Foden. Foden continues to impress at a young age.
Player Rating: 7
Riyad Mahrez – A disappointing first half was met with an explosive second half and scored the opener.
Player Rating: 7
Subs
Ruben Dias – Manchester City had a solid attack game plan which meant they had possession for a long period of time. Hence, Brighton never got an opportunity to attack and Dias didn’t have much to do.
Player Rating: 6
Oleksandr Zinchenko – Looked fine but as said earlier didn’t have much to do.
Player Rating: 6
Gabriel Jesus –
Player Rating: N/A
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