Manchester City entertained Club Brugge at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to earn a positive result at home. The home side made a dominant start to the game and took the lead in the 15th minute when Phil Foden found the back of the net. However, the visitors struck back just two minutes later as John Stones scored an unfortunate own goal. Both teams went into the half-time interval with a 1-1 scoreline.
Riyad Mahrez managed to restore Man City’s one-goal advantage just nine minutes into the second half before Raheem Sterling made the points secure when he added another goal in the 72nd minute. Man City were not done yet as Gabriel Jesus put the icing on the cake with a classy finish in injury-time. The contest ended with the Mancunian giants earning a dominant 4-0 victory at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Man City player performed during the contest versus Club Brugge.
GK: Ederson – 6/10
The Brazilian goalie made a couple of decent saves but will be disappointed for not keeping a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Kyle Walker – 6/10
He kept a good shape at the back but struggled to influence the game in the final third. Walker got replaced in the 79th minute.
CB: John Stones – 6/10
Stones scored an unfortunate own goal but recovered well and put in a good display in the second half.
CB: Aymeric Laporte – 7/10
The Man City centre-half made some important interceptions inside his half and was not afraid to clear his lines when required.
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LB: Joao Cancelo – 9.5/10
Cancelo was solid at the back and caused all kinds of problems for the Brugge defenders going forward. He ended the night with three assists to his name.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7.5/10
The German midfielder was always looking to create chances for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Rodri – 7/10
The Spaniard anchored the midfield with conviction and kept the ball moving with ease at the centre of the park.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
He made a couple of exciting runs with the ball but didn’t get too many sniffs at goal.
RW: Riyad Mahrez – 7.5/10
The Algerian winger kept getting himself into some dangerous areas and scored Man City’s second goal with a good header.
ST: Phil Foden – 7.5/10
Foden gave Man City the lead early in the game and was a constant menace for the Brugge centre-backs.
LW: Jack Grealish – 7/10
He engineered some decent openings for his teammates but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
LW: Gabriel Jesus – 7/10
He came off the bench and scored with a controlled finish in injury-time.
RW: Raheem Sterling – 7/10
Sterling also got his name on the scoresheet.
CM: Kevin De Bruyne – 6/10
The Belgian star offered very little after coming on in the 74th minute.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
He added some energy to Pep Guardiola’s backline.
ST: Cole Palmer – 6/10
It was a nice cameo as a substitute from him.
