Manchester City faced off against Burnley at Turf Moor earlier this evening as they looked to secure all three points on the road. Pep Guardiola’s men made a dream start to the game as they grabbed the lead in the third minute courtesy of Gabriel Jesus’ goal. Raheem Sterling doubled his team’s advantage in the 38th minute which meant that Man City went into the half-time interval with a commanding two-goal lead.
Both teams fought tooth and nail in the second 45 minutes but couldn’t add to the goal tally as the contest ended with the Mancunian giants securing a dominant 2-0 win at Lancashire.
Let’s take a look at how each Man City player fared during the match against the Clarets.
GK: Ederson – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game and earned a comfortable clean sheet this evening.
RB: Joao Cancelo – 7/10
Cancelo was not shy about having a shot at goal but couldn’t finish off any of the chances he got. He was subbed after the hour mark.
CB: John Stones – 6.5/10
Stones did his job when called into action and was accurate with his ball-distribution.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
The Portuguese centre-back kept a good shape at the back and cruised to another easy clean sheet in the Premier League.
LB: Aymeric Laporte – 7.5/10
The Frenchman was strong in the air and won a lot of 50-50 duels for his team. He cleared his lines when needed but failed to influence the game in the Burnley half.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 8/10
The German midfield ace created quite a few meaningful chances for his teammates in the final third. He also stepped up to make a couple of important interceptions for his side.
CM: Rodri – 7.5/10
The Spaniard dealt with everything that came his way when defending inside his half. He was also lively going forward.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6/10
Silva worked hard but was quite average in the attacking third of the pitch.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 8.5/10
The English speedster caused all kinds of problems for Sean Dyche’s defenders and got himself a deserved goal in the 38th minute.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 7.5/10
Jesus gave his team an early lead with a good header. He was a constant nuisance for the Burnley centre-backs but failed to add to his goal tally.
RW: Riyad Mahrez – 7/10
The Algerian international had a few bright moments down the right flank and deserves praise for engineering a couple of decent chances for his teammates.
Substitutes:
RB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
He struggled to get into the game but did enough to see out the victory with the clean sheet intact.
