Manchester City faced off against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earlier this afternoon as they hoped to secure a positive result on their travels in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 18th minute when Erling Haaland got his name on the scoresheet. Pep Guardiola‘s men controlled the game well and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Mateo Kovacic put the match to bed in the 84th minute when he scored with a great strike from outside the penalty box. The contest finished with Man City securing an impressive 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Blues.
GK: Ederson – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper made a few important saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet today.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when needed and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
Dias earned possession back twice and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
CM: Rico Lewis – 7/10
He kept things solid at the back and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 8.5/10
Kovacic offered decent protection for his teammates on the defensive end of the field. He also put the match to bed with a good finish in the 84th minute.
RW: Savio – 7/10
He caused a lot of problems for the Chelsea defenders in the first half but was replaced at half-time.
CAM: Bernardo Silva – 7.5/10
Silva was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CAM: Kevin de Bruyne – 7/10
He caused some headaches for the opposition defenders but there was no goal for him.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7.5/10
Doku made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball but lacked the cutting edge in front of the opponent’s goal.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
Haaland worked hard and managed to score the opening goal with a fine finish in the 18th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Phil Foden – 7/10
He added some energy to Guardiola’s attack.
