Manchester City welcomed Crvena Zvezda at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a dominant start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 45th minute when Osman Bukari found the back of the net. Man City were trailing 1-0 at the half-time break.
Julian Alvarez scored a quick-fire brace soon after the restart to put his team 2-1 up at the hour mark. Rodri killed the game off in the 73rd minute when he joined in on the goal-scoring act. The contest finished with the Mancunian club earning an impressive 3-1 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the clash against Crvena Zvezda.
GK: Ederson – 6/10
The Brazilian keeper made one good save in the game but will be disappointed for not keeping a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
He was a solid presence at the back and made a few decent chances going forward.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
The Portuguese talent tried to keep things solid inside his half and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Nathan Ake – 7/10
Ake didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the pitch and was a threat at the other end of the field.
LB: Sergio Gomez – 7/10
The Spaniard managed to create a handful of excellent chances for his teammates to score.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 8/10
He performed his defensive duties well and managed to engineer a lot of meaningful openings for others around him in the opponent’s half.
CM: Rodri – 8.5/10
The Spanish midfielder ran the show in the final third and has got a goal to show for his efforts.
RW: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
Silva caught the eye at times but had to be replaced in the 43rd minute.
CAM: Julian Alvarez – 10/10
The Argentine sensation was simply unplayable at times and bagged a brace early in the second half which made the difference tonight.
LW: Phil Foden – 7.5/10
Foden caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
The Norway international was not shy of having a shot attempt. There was no goal for him tonight but he deserves credit for securing an assist.
Substitutes:
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7/10
He made a few dangerous runs with the ball.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10
Akanji kept things tidy at the back.
CM: Kalvin Phillips – N/A
CM: Oscar Bobb – N/A
RB: Rico Lewis – N/A
