Manchester City entertained Burnley at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a positive result at home in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a good start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 16th minute when Julian Alvarez got his name on the scoresheet. The Argentine forward doubled his team’s advantage just six minutes later as Man City went into the half-time break with a 2-0 lead.
Rodri killed the game off in the 46th minute when he found the back of the net. Burnley grabbed a late consolation thanks to Ameen Al-Dakhil’s effort in injury-time. The contest ended with Man City earning an impressive 3-1 victory at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against Burnley.
GK: Ederson – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back but won’t be happy about conceding a late goal.
RB: Rico Lewis – 6.5/10
He kept things solid inside his half but was underwhelming going forward.
CB: John Stones – 6.5/10
Stones made two important clearances on the defensive end of the field and was strong in the air.
CB: Nathan Ake – 6.5/10
Ake did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
He earned possession back twice and made a couple of good runs with the ball.
CM: Rodri – 8.5/10
The Spaniard was a positive influence in both halves and managed to score early in the second half.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 8/10
He managed to catch the eye in the Burnley half and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Phil Foden – 7/10
Foden was quiet for most of the game but has still got an assist to his name.
CAM: Kevin de Bruyne – 8/10
The Belgian sensation caused some problems for the opposition defenders and ended the game with an assist to his name.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 8/10
Doku made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball and managed to create a few meaningful chances in the final third.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 8/10
Alvarez managed to score a brace in the first half which made the difference tonight.
Substitutes:
LW: Jack Grealish – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Erling Haaland – 6/10
He failed to register a goal.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – N/A
CM: Sergio Gomez – N/A
