Manchester City welcomed Sparta Praha at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a quick start to the game and scored the opening goal in the third minute when Phil Foden found the back of the net. Man City controlled the game well and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Erling Haaland doubled his team’s advantage in the 58th minute before John Stones killed the game off just six minutes later. Haaland scored for Man City in the 68th minute. Matheus Nunes put the home team 5-0 up from the penalty spot late in the game as the Mancunian giants earned a dominant 5-0 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the clash against Sparta Praha.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 7/10
He made one good save at the back and secured an easy clean sheet tonight.
RB: Rico Lewis – 7/10
Lewis made a few decent chances for his teammates in the final third and was accurate with his passing.
CB: John Stones – 8/10
Stones cleared the danger when he could and managed to score in the 64th minute.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when required and was good on the ball. Akanji has got an assist and a clean sheet to show for his efforts.
LB: Nathan Ake – 7/10
Ake performed his defensive duties well and was lively going forward.
CDM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
He earned possession back once and made one good chance in the opposition half.
RW: Savio – 8.5/10
Savid caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Phil Foden – 8.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and was responsible for scoring the opener in the third minute.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 7/10
Silva made a couple of promising runs with the ball but there was no goal for him.
LW: Matheus Nunes – 10/10
Nunes was simply unstoppable tonight as he scored one and created two goals for Man City.
ST: Erling Haaland – 9.5/10
He was a real handful for the opposition defenders and scored a quick-fire brace in the second half.
Substitutes:
CM: James McAtee – 6.5/10
McAtee made two good runs with the ball.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6.5/10
He completed a couple of dribbles from midfield.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 6/10
He made one key chance in the final third.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6/10
Dias was solid at the back.
CM: Nico O’Reilly – N/A
