Manchester City entertained Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to earn a convincing win at home in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 11th minute when Rodri found the back of the net. However, Jhon Duren equalised for the visitors with a tidy finish in the 20th minute. Phil Foden restored Man City’s advantage in the first half injury-time as the Mancunian club were leading 2-1 at the half-time interval.
Foden scored another goal in the 62nd minute before completing his hat-trick with an excellent strike just seven minutes later. The contest finished with the Mancunian giants securing a dominant 4-1 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against the Villans.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 7/10
Ortega made two solid saves at the back and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Rico Lewis – 7/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and managed to create a few inviting chances for his teammates from the right flank.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
Dias did his fair share of defending but failed to keep a clean sheet tonight.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
He performed his defensive responsibilities well and was good on the ball.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10
Gvardiol didn’t do much wrong when defending inside his half and was quite lively in the opponent’s half.
CM: Rodri – 8.5/10
The Spaniard ran the show in the final third and scored the opening goal in the 11th minute. He has also got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
He got himself into some dangerous areas in the final third but failed to register a goal.
RW: Jeremy Doku – 8.5/10
Doku was a constant menace on the right wing and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Phil Foden – 10/10
He managed to bag a hat-trick which was enough to give Man City a convincing win tonight. Foden deserves to be named the man of the match.
LW: Jack Grealish – 7/10
Grealish kept the ball moving in the opposition half and engineered a few key chances for others around him.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 7/10
He caused a lot of problems for the Aston Villa defenders and was a bit wasteful with his finishing.
Substitutes:
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6/10
He added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 6/10
Nunes struggled to influence the game.
CAM: Oscar Bobb – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Sergio Gomez – 6/10
He had one bright moment in the game.
