Manchester City entertained Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a positive result in the Manchester derby. Pep Guardiola’s men made a bright start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 18th minute thanks to Phil Foden’s effort. Man City controlled the game well and cruised to a 1-0 lead at the half-time break.
Erling Haaland scored a quick-fire brace in the second half as the home team secured an impressive 3-0 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Red Devils.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7.5/10
He made a great debut as he pulled off two important saves and kept a vital clean sheet this evening.
RB: Abdukadir Khusanov – 7.5/10
Khusanov performed his defensive duties well and made one good run with the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when he could and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 6.5/10
Gvardiol cleared the danger when needed and was accurate with his ball distribution.
LB: Nico O’Reilly – 7.5/10
He was solid when defending inside his half and was a strong presence in the air.
CDM: Rodri – 6.5/10
The Spaniard got stuck in with a couple of solid tackles but offered very little going forward.
RW: Bernardo Silva – 7.5/10
Silva engineered two decent chances in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 7/10
He came back to defend when needed, but should have scored with his chance in the second half.
CM: Phil Foden – 8/10
Foden opened the goal-scoring with a good effort and was a real threat in the final third.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 8.5/10
He caused a lot of headaches for his marker and ended the game with two assists to his name.
ST: Erling Haaland – 9.5/10
Haaland was a real handful for the Man United centre-backs and scored two fine goals in the second half to help his team secure a convincing win in the derby.
Substitutes:
CM: Nico Gonzalez – 6/10
He added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
RW: Savinho – 6.5/10
Savinho made a positive impact off the bench.
LW: Oscar Bobb – N/A
CB: Nathan Ake – N/A
