Manchester City locked horns with Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to win and take a step closer to securing the Premier League title. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Erling Haaland put Man City ahead from close range in the 51st minute. The Norway international put the contest to bed in injury-time when he converted his penalty. The match finished with the Mancunian club earning a solid 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against Spurs.
GK: Ederson – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper made some solid saves at the back but had to be replaced in the 68th minute due to an injury.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
He was a solid presence when defending inside his half and had a couple of bright moments going forward.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
Dias kept things tidy on the defensive end of the field and did enough to keep a clean sheet tonight.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when needed but made a poor error late in the game which went unpunished.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10
Gvardiol performed his defensive duties well and made a couple of driving runs with the ball.
CM: Rodri – 7/10
The Spaniard anchored the midfield with conviction but offered very little going forward.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7/10
Kovacic earned the ball back a few times and had a couple of strikes at goal.
RW: Bernardo Silva – 7/10
Silva put in a tireless shift at both ends of the field.
CAM: Kevin De Bruyne – 7.5/10
He set up Haaland’s opener with a good pass but had to be replaced in the 68th minute.
LW: Phil Foden – 6.5/10
Foden caught the eye at times but didn’t do enough to find the back of the net.
ST: Erling Haaland – 8/10
Haaland scored two goals in the second half to win the game for Manchester City.
Substitutes:
GK: Stefan Ortega – 7.5/10
Ortega made two important saves to keep his team ahead late in the game.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7/10
He earned the penalty which Haaland scored from in injury time.
ST: Julian Alvarez – N/A
