Manchester City locked horns with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light earlier tonight as they looked to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Pep Guardiola failed to score in the winning goal in the second half and had to settle for a lackluster 0-0 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against the Black Cats.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7.5/10
Donnarumma made a few solid saves at the back and secured a crucial clean sheet tonight.
RB: Mathues Nunes – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one decent chance going forward.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
Dias cleared his lines when he could and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Nathan Ake – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Nico O’Reilly – 6.5/10
He was solid when defending inside his half but lacked quality in the final third.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 7/10
Silva made a few decent runs with the ball and was substituted in the 84th minute.
CM: Nico Gonzalez – 6.5/10
He earned possession back twice but struggled to get into the flow of the game in the Sunderland half.
CM: Phil Foden – 7/10
Foden managed to shine at times in the final third, but there was no goal for him.
RAM: Savio – 6/10
He got himself into some dangerous areas in the final third but failed to take his chances.
LAM: Rayan Cherki – 7.5/10
Cherki made a few eye-catching runs with the ball but failed to register a goal tonight.
ST: Erling Haaland – 6.5/10
Haaland was a real handful for the opposition defenders, but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
CM: Rodri – 6.5/10
He added some creativity to Guardiola’s midfield.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7.5/10
Doku made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
He was a real threat in the final third.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – N/A
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