Manchester City faced off against West Ham United at the London Stadium earlier today as they looked to earn another good result on the road in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a decent start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 36th minute when James Ward-Prowse found the back of the net. Pep Guardiola‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Jeremy Doku showed his quick feet before scoring a great equaliser for Man City in the 46th minute. Bernardo Silva completed the turnaround for the Mancunian club in the 76th minute when he scored with a cheeky finish. Erling Haaland killed the game off just ten minutes later as the Mancunian giants earned an impressive 3-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against West Ham United.
GK: Ederson – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper made a couple of decent saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7.5/10
Walker kept things solid at the back and managed to create two good chances going forward.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
He dealt with the danger when needed and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
Dias didn’t do much wrong when defending inside his half and was a threat at the other end of the field.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a real threat in the opponent’s half.
CM: Rodri – 8/10
Rodri bossed the game in the middle of the park and managed to engineer a few clear-cut chances for his teammates up top.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 8/10
He caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Phil Foden – 6.5/10
The English talent was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
CAM: Julian Alvarez – 8/10
The Argentine sensation created some excellent chances for his teammates and has got two assists to show for his efforts.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 8.5/10
Doku caused all sorts of problems for the West Ham defenders and scored a brilliant equaliser for Man City in the opening moments of the second half.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
The Norway international wasted some glorious chances to score but finally managed to find the back of the net in the 86th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Matheus Nunes – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Sergio Gomez – N/A
RB: Rico Lewis – N/A
CM: Oscar Bobb – N/A
CB: Nathan Ake – N/A
