Manchester City entertained Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium earlier this evening hoping to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League table. Pep Guardiola’s men made a bright start to the game as they got themselves ahead in the 23rd minute courtesy of Rodri’s penalty. Man City kept their narrow advantage intact and went into the half-time interval one goal to the good.
The Premier League leaders maintained their dominance in the second half as Ilkay Gundogan scored a quick-fire brace to give the Mancunian giants a comfortable 3-0 victory over Jose Mourinho’s players.
Let’s take a look at how each Man City player fared during the match against Tottenham.
GK: Ederson – 7.5/10
The Brazilian keeper made a few solid saves to keep his clean sheet intact. He even picked up a rare assist in the second half.
RB: Joao Cancelo – 8/10
The Portuguese full-back dealt with everything that came his way in defence and managed to orchestrate a few inviting chances in the Tottenham half.
CB: John Stones – 7/10
Stones did enough work defensively to keep Harry Kane quiet throughout the game. He was also tidy with his ball-distribution out from the back.
CB: Aymeric Laporte – 6.5/10
He dealt with the danger when required and will be happy with the clean sheet this evening.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 8/10
Zinchenko had to do a lot of defending, but he stood up to the challenge by making some crucial tackles for his team.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 7/10
The Portuguese playmaker worked hard to make some dangerous runs with the ball from midfield. However, there was no goal for him today.
CM: Rodri – 8/10
He kept his calm to successfully convert the penalty to give his team the all-important lead midway through the first half. He also managed to provide enough protection for his teammates on the defensive end of the field.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 9/10
The German midfield ace kept his excellent goal-scoring run going by netting another brace in the Premier League. He deserves to be named the man of the match.
RW: Phil Foden – 7/10
The English youngster was bright and lively on the ball. He engineered some meaningful openings for others around him but couldn’t find the back of the net himself.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 7/10
The Brazilian striker was guilty of squandering some good opportunities to score but deserves credit for being a constant nuisance for the Spurs defenders.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 8/10
The English speedster created all sorts of problems for the Tottenham defenders and ended the match with a well-deserved assist to his name.
Substitutes:
CAM: Ferran Torres – 6/10
Torres struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
RW: Riyad Mahrez – 6.5/10
The Algerian winger made a couple of decent sprints with the ball after coming off the bench.
