Manchester City clashed heads with Leeds United at Elland Road earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s men made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the latter stages of the first half when Antoine Semenyo scored from point-blank range. The Mancunian outfit went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good.
Man City controlled the game well in the second half and earned a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against the Whites.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7/10
Donnarumma made a couple of solid saves during the game and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Matheus Nunes – 8/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CB: Ruben Dias – 8/10
Dias put his foot through the ball when he could and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Marc Guehi – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a threat going forward.
LB: Rayan Ait-Nouri – 8/10
Ait-Nouri performed his defensive duties well and made a handful of impressive runs with the ball.
CDM: Rodri – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield well and made one good chance going forward.
CM: Nico O’Reilly – 7/10
O’Reilly caught the eye at times on both halves.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
He worked hard off the ball but offered very little in the final third.
CM: Rayan Cherki – 7/10
Cherki caused a few headaches for his marker, but there was no goal for him.
ST: Omar Marmoush – 6.5/10
He was always willing to have a strike at goal and was replaced in the 67th minute.
ST: Antoine Semenyo – 7/10
Semenyo managed to cause some problems for the opposition defenders and ended up scoring the only goal of the game in the dying embers of the first half.
Substitutes:
RW: Savinho – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 6.5/10
He managed to shine at times after coming on as a substitute.
CB: Nathan Ake – N/A
