Manchester City locked horns with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground earlier today as they looked to secure a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a decent start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute when Josko Gvardiol found the back of the net. Pep Guardiola‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Erling Haaland came off the bench and put daylight between the two sides when he scored in the 71st minute. Man City ended up earning a solid 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the clash against Nottingham Forest.
GK: Ederson – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper did what was required of him in the first half and was replaced at the half-time break.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
Akanji got stuck in with some solid tackles and was good on the ball as well.
CB: Nathan Ake – 7/10
Ake gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the field and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 8/10
Gvardiol worked his socks off in both halves and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 32nd minute.
CDM: Rodri – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and made one decent chance in the final third.
RW: Jeremy Doku – 6.5/10
Doku caught the eye at times in the first half and was substituted at half-time.
CM: Kevin De Bruyne – 8/10
He managed to orchestrate a few inviting chances for others around him and ended the game with two assists to his name.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
Silva worked hard defensively but lacked the cutting edge in the final third.
LW: Jack Grealish – 6.5/10
He made one good chance in the Nottingham half but failed to make a difference for his team.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 6.5/10
Alvarez engineered two meaningful openings for his teammates but failed to register a goal this evening.
Substitutes:
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7/10
He made one good run with the ball.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 7/10
Ortega kept a clean sheet in the second half.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
He managed to score in the 71st minute.
CAM: Oscar Bobb – N/A
CM: Matheus Nunes – N/A
