Manchester City entertained Fulham at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 24th minute when Antoine Semenyo found the back of the net. Nico O’Reilly doubled his team’s advantage just six minutes later before Erling Haaland made it 3-0 to Man City in the 39th minute. Pep Guardiola’s men went into the half-time break 3-0 up on the scoreline.
Man City controlled the game well in the second half and secured an impressive 3-0 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against the Cottagers.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7.5/10
He made a handful of solid saves at the back and did enough to keep a clean sheet. However, Donnarumma was far from convincing with the ball at his feet.
RB: Matheus Nunes – 6.5/10
Nunes cleared the danger when he could and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Marc Guehi – 8/10
Guehi performed his defensive duties well and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Rayan Ait-Nouri – 7.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong defensively and made two promising runs with the ball.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 7/10
Silva worked hard defensively and made two key chances in the final third.
CM: Rodri – 6.5/10
The Spaniard anchored the midfield well and was substituted in the 70th minute.
CM: Nico O’Reilly – 7.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to score in the 30th minute.
RW: Phil Foden – 8/10
Foden was a real menace in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
He caught the eye at times in the final third and managed to score in the 39th minute. Haaland was substituted at half-time.
LW: Antoine Semenyo – 8/10
Semenyo was a constant threat on the left wing and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
ST: Omar Marmoush – 6.5/10
He made one key chance in the final third.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CB: Abdukodir Khusanov – 6.5/10
Khusanov was solid at the back.
CM: Nico Gonzalez – 6/10
He worked hard defensively.
RW: Rayan Cherki – 6/10
Cherki struggled to influence the game.
