Manchester City welcomed Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal at the half-hour mark when Jeremy Doku found the back of the net. Bernardo Silva doubled Man City’s advantage just three minutes later before Manuel Akanji made it 3-0 in the 37th minute. The Mancunian outfit went into the half-time break 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Phil Foden killed the game off in the 64th minute. However, Luis Sinisterra got a goal back for the Cherries just ten minutes later. Bernardo Silva and Nathan Ake managed to score late in the game as Man City cruised to a dominant 6-1 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the clash against the Cherries.
GK: Ederson – 6/10
The Brazilian talent hardly had anything to do in the game but would be disappointed after conceding a goal in the 74th minute which ruined his hopes of a clean sheet.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7.5/10
Akanji kept things solid at the back and managed to score in the 37th minute.
CB: John Stones – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong when defending inside his half and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Nathan Ake – 8/10
Ake cleared the danger when needed and made two good chances going forward.
RW: Kyle Walker – 7/10
Walker performed his defensive duties well and was accurate with his passing.
CM: Rodri – 8/10
The Spaniard earned the ball back once and even bagged an assist.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7/10
He was a lively presence in the Bournemouth half.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 10/10
Doku was simply unstoppable today as he scored one and created four goals for his team in the final third.
RAM: Bernardo Silva – 9/10
The Portugal international was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and has got two assists to show for his efforts.
LAM: Julian Alvarez – 7/10
Alvarez made some decent chances in the final third but has got nothing to show for his efforts.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7/10
Haaland caused some headaches for his marker in the first half but was replaced at half-time.
Substitutes:
LAM: Phil Foden – 7/10
He managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 64th minute.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 6/10
Nunes was accurate with his passing.
CM: Rico Lewis – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Kalvin Phillips – 6/10
He added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
CM: Oscar Bobb – N/A
