Manchester City welcomed Brentford at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a win at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Jeremy Doku scored the opening goal for Pep Guardiola’s side in the 60th minute before Erling Haaland doubled his team’s lead in the 75th minute. Omar Marmoush added another goal in injury time as Man City 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 Brentford.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7/10
Donnarumma had a solid game in goal for the home side and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
RB: Matheus Nunes – 7.5/10
He dealt with the danger when needed and was lively inside the opponent’s half.
CB: Marc Guehi – 8/10
Guehi was a rock at the back for Man City and did well to restrict the opposition from scoring this evening.
CB: Nathan Ake – 7/10
Ake cleared his lines when he could and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Nico O’Reilly – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times on both halves.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
Silva was a positive influence on both ends of the pitch.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 6.5/10
He struggled to get a foothold in the game but was not shy of having a strike at goal.
RW: Antoine Semenyo – 7.5/10
Semenyo caused a few headaches for his marker but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CAM: Rayan Cherki – 6.5/10
He caused some problems for the Brentford defenders, but there was no goal for him.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 9.5/10
Doku was a constant menace in the final third and deserves credit for scoring the opener at the hour mark.
ST: Erling Haaland – 8/10
He got his name on the scoresheet in the 75th minute and has also got an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
ST: Omar Marmoush – 7.5/10
Marmoush did well to score in injury time.
CAM: Phil Foden – 6.5/10
He caused a few problems for the opposition defenders.
RW: Savinho – N/A
