Manchester City faced off against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier today as they hoped to earn a victory on their travels in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the third minute when Jean-Philippe Mateta found the back of the net with a tidy finish. However, Kevin de Bruyne equalised for the visitors just ten minutes later as the two teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Rico Lewis put Man City ahead in the 47th minute before Erling Haaland got his name on the scoresheet in the 66th minute. Kevin de Bruyne killed the game off just four minutes later but the home team scored again via Odsonne Edouard’s effort in the 86th minute. The match finished with Man City securing an entertaining 4-2 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Eagles.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 6/10
Ortega made two important saves at the back but conceded two goals during the game.
CB: John Stones – 6.5/10
He made two crucial defensive contributions and made one key chance going forward.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
Dias tried his best to keep things tidy inside his half and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 6/10
He won his fair share of aerial duels but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CM: Rico Lewis – 7.5/10
Lewis was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and managed to score his team’s second goal with a good finish.
CM: Rodri – 7/10
The Spaniard earned the ball back once and was a decent presence on the ball.
RW: Oscar Bobb – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Kevin de Bruyne – 10/10
The Belgian sensation caused all sorts of headaches for the Crystal Palace defenders and scored two goals and grabbed one assist today.
CM: Julian Alvarez – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but there was no goal for him.
LW: Jack Grealish – 6.5/10
Grealish had a few bright moments in the final third but failed to register a goal.
ST: Erling Haaland – 8/10
Haaland was a real handful for the opposition centre-back and managed to score in the 66th minute.
Substitutes:
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6.5/10
Kovacic caused some problems for the Palace defenders.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 6/10
He made one key chance in the final third.
CM: Bernardo Silva – N/A
