Aston Villa faced off against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they tried to grind out a good result on the road. The Villans made a slow start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the 11th minute when Rodri got his name on the scoresheet. However, Unai Emery’s men found a way back into the game just nine minutes later when Jhon Duran scored with a good finish. Phil Foden restored Man City’s lead in the dying embers of the first half as Aston Villa trailed 2-1 at the half-time break.
Foden scored again for the home team in the 62nd minute. The English attacker completed his hat-trick just seven minutes later as the Villans ended up suffering a poor 4-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the clash against Man City.
GK: Robin Olsen – 7/10
Olsen made a lot of crucial saves at the back but still ended up conceding four times during the game.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending but it was not enough tonight.
CB: Diego Carlos – 6.5/10
Carlos made some important defensive contributions but failed to keep the home team quiet.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 6/10
The French sensation cleared the danger when he could and was a threat at the other end of the field.
LB: Lucas Digne – 5.5/10
The French talent struggled to catch the eye with his performance on the left flank.
CM: Tim Iroegbunam – 6/10
He earned the ball back twice and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 6.5/10
Luiz failed to protect his backline but managed to create a few promising chances for others around him.
RW: Moussa Diaby – 6.5/10
Diaby made two driving runs with the ball but was a bit wasteful with his passing.
CAM: Morgan Rogers – 6.5/10
He created two good opportunities for his teammates and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Nicolo Zaniolo – 5.5/10
Zaniolo should have done better to block Foden’s free-kick. He produced an underwhelming display tonight.
ST: Jhon Duran – 7/10
He caused some problems for the opposition centre-backs and managed to score with a good finish in the 20th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Leon Bailey – 6/10
He added some pace to Emery’s attack.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10
Tielemans made one good run with the ball.
CB: Calum Chambers – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid inside his half.
LB: Alex Moreno – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CAM: Omari Kellyman – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
