Manchester City entertained Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad Stadium earlier this afternoon as they looked to earn a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 40th minute when Erling Haaland found the back of the net. Pep Guardiola’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Haaland doubled his team’s advantage in the 50th minute from the penalty spot before going on to complete his hat trick just four minutes later. The contest ended with Man City securing an impressive 3-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the match against Wolves.
GK: Ederson – 7/10
The Brazilian talent had to make just one save in the game and secured an easy clean sheet at the Etihad.
CB: John Stones – 7/10
He kept things solid at the back and was accurate with his ball distribution.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10
Akanji made a couple of important defensive contributions and was good on the ball as well.
CB: Aymeric Laporte – 7/10
The Spaniard was a strong presence in the air and cleared the danger when required.
CM: Rico Lewis – 6.5/10
He made two decent chances in the final third and had to do minimal work defensively.
CM: Rodri – 7/10
The Spanish sensation anchored the midfield with conviction and was a threat going forward.
RW: Riyad Mahrez – 7.5/10
He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders and ended the game with two assists to his name.
CM: Kevin De Bruyne – 7.5/10
De Bruyne managed to engineer some meaningful openings for his teammates and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Jack Grealish – 8/10
Grealish did his fair share of defending and caused a lot of problems for the Wolves defenders.
ST: Erling Haaland – 9/10
Haaland scored another Premier League hat trick which was enough for Man City to grab all three points today.
Substitutes:
CB: Nathan Ake – 7/10
He kept things solid on the defensive end of the pitch.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 6.5/10
Alvarez had some lively moments in the game.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
He made one decent chance in the opposition half.
CM: Kalvin Phillips – 6/10
Phillips added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
CM: Cole Palmer – 6/10
He offered very little after coming on as a substitute.
