Manchester City entertained Watford at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the EFL Cup. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a good start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the fifth minute when Jeremy Doku found the back of the net. Matheus Nunes doubled Man City’s advantage in the 38th minute as the home side went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Watford got a goal back thanks to Tom Ince’s late goal. However, Man City hung on to their advantage and earned a narrow 2-1 victory at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against Watford.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 6/10
Ortega didn’t have a save to make in the game and won’t be pleased after allowing a late goal.
CB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
He cleared the danger when required and was good on the ball.
CB: John Stones – 6.5/10
Stones kept things solid at the back for most of the game but failed to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Kaden Braithwaite – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was accurate with his passing.
CM: Rico Lewis – 7.5/10
Lewis made a lot of decent chances for his teammates to find the back of the net. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Nico O’Reilly – 7.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and made two promising runs with the ball.
RW: Jeremy Doku – 8/10
Doku opened the goal-scoring in the fifth minute and was a threat at times in the Watford half.
CAM: James McAtee – 7/10
He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders but there was no goal for him.
CAM: Matheus Nunes – 8/10
Nunes was a constant menace in the final third and did well to double his team’s lead in the 38th minute.
LW: Jack Grealish – 8.5/10
Grealish caused a lot of headaches for his marker and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Phil Foden – 7/10
He was always willing to have a strike at goal but failed to convert his chances.
Substitutes:
RW: Savio – 7/10
He was a real menace on the right flank.
CM: Jacob Wright – 6/10
He added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 6/10
Gvardiol allowed a goal on his watch.
