Manchester City welcomed Fulham at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a victory at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a slow start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the 26th minute when Andreas Pereira put the visitors ahead. However, Mateo Kovacic equalised for the home team just six minutes later as the two sides went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Kovacic scored again for Pep Guardiola‘s side in the 47th minute before Jeremy Doku got his name on the scoresheet in the 82nd minute. Rodrigo Muniez got a goal back for the Cottagers late in the game but Man City hung on to secure a hard-fought 3-2 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Cottagers.
GK: Ederson – 6/10
The Brazilian keeper made a couple of good saves at the back but won’t be happy after conceding twice this afternoon.
RB: Rico Lewis – 6.5/10
Lewis performed his defensive duties well and made one decent chance in the final third.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when required and made one good run with the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
Dias put his foot through the ball when he could but failed to keep things solid at the back.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 8/10
Kovacic scored twice which helped Man City secure an important win tonight.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times but failed to register a goal.
RW: Bernardo Silva – 8/10
Silva was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CAM: Phil Foden – 6.5/10
Foden managed to create some decent chances for his teammates to score.
LW: Jack Grealish – 6.5/10
He made two good runs with the ball but never looked like he would score. Grealish was replaced after the hour mark.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7/10
Haaland was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
Substitutes:
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7/10
He did well to score late in the game.
RB: Kyle Walker – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CB: John Stones – 6/10
Stones struggled to get into the game.
CM: Matheus Nunes – N/A
