Manchester City entertained Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure all three points at home in the Premier League. The home team made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the eighth-minute when Marcus Rashford found the back of the net with a brilliant effort from long range. Pep Guardiola‘s men struggled to come up with a response and went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Phil Foden equalised for Man City with a stunning strike in the 56th minute before going on to score again with a good finish in the 80th minute. Erling Haaland killed the game off in injury-time as Man City secured an impressive 3-1 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Red Devils.
GK: Ederson – 6/10
The Brazilian keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game. He couldn’t do much about Rashford’s excellent strike in the first half.
CB: Nathan Ake – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
Dias earned possession back once and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
He kept things solid when defending inside his half and was a threat going forward.
CM: Rodri – 8/10
The Spaniard was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got a couple of assists to show for his efforts.
CM: John Stones – 6.5/10
He made one good chance in the final third and produced an uneventful display at the centre of the park.
RW: Phil Foden – 9/10
Foden scored two excellent goals in the second half to help his team win the derby.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 8/10
He did his fair share of defending and was a constant menace in the final third.
CM: Kevin De Bruyne – 7.5/10
The Belgian talent managed to create a lot of decent chances for his teammates but lacked quality in front of the opposition goal.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 6.5/10
He was a good outlet for Man City in the first half but was replaced in the 58th minute.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7/10
Haaland wasted a sitter in the first half but managed to get his name on the scoresheet with a clinical finish in injury-time.
Substitutes:
ST: Julian Alvarez – 7/10
He made two good chances for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Oscar Bobb – N/A
