Manchester City entertained Ipswich Town at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they looked to grab all three points at home in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola‘s side made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the seventh minute when Sammie Szmodics found the back of the net for the visitors. However, Man City came roaring back as they equalised thanks to Erling Haaland’s penalty in the 12th minute. Kevin De Bruyne gave Man City the lead just a couple of minutes later before Haaland scored again in the 14th minute. The home team managed to get to the half-time break 3-1 up on the scoreline.
Man City controlled the contest well in the second 45 minutes. Haaland completed his hattrick in the 88th minute as Guardiola’s men earned an impressive 4-1 victory at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the game against Ipswich Town.
GK: Ederson – 5.5/10
The Brazilian keeper failed to stop Szmodics’ early attempt and hardly had anything to do otherwise.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when needed and was good on the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
Dias earned the ball back a few times inside his half and was accurate with his ball distribution.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Rico Lewis – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field and was unfortunate to hit the crossbar.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7/10
Kovacic anchored the midfield well and managed to run the show for Man City from midfield.
RW: Savinho – 7.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
Silva was tidy with his link-up play but failed to make a difference in the final third.
CAM: Kevin de Bruyne – 9/10
He was a real headache for the opposition defenders and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7/10
Doku caught the eye at times on the left flank but there was no goal for him.
ST: Eriling Haaland – 9.5/10
Haaland caused all sorts of chaos in and around the Ipswich penalty area and managed to bag another impressive hattrick at the Etihad this afternoon.
Substitutes:
CM: John Stones – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back.
LW: Jack Grealish – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6/10
Gundogan added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
CM: Matheus Nunes – N/A
CM: James McAtee – N/A
