Manchester City faced off against Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier today as they hoped to collect maximum points in the Premier League. The away side made a dream start to the game as they got their noses ahead in the seventh minute when Eric Bailly scored an unfortunate own goal. Bernardo Silva doubled Man City’s advantage just before the half-time interval when he scored with a tidy finish from close range. Pep Guardiola’s men went into the half-time break two goals to the good.
The home team put up some fight in the second half but didn’t do nearly enough to get themselves back in the game as Man City ran away with a 2-0 victory from the Theatre of Dreams.
Let’s take a look at how each Man City player performed during the clash against Man United.
GK: Ederson – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper had just one save to make in the game and secured an easy clean sheet on the road.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
He was hardly troubled defensively and made one key chance in the final third.
CB: John Stones – 7/10
Stones never got tested by the Man United attackers and earned a comfortable shutout at Old Trafford.
CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10
The Man City centre-half made a couple of important clearances at the back and did enough to keep Cristiano Ronaldo quiet during the 90 minutes.
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LB: Joao Cancelo – 8/10
Cancelo got stuck in with some solid tackles and was a constant threat in the Man United half. He was always willing to have a strike at goal and picked up an assist for setting up Silva’s goal.
CM: Kevin De Bruyne – 7/10
The Belgian international orchestrated a few inviting chances for others around him but squandered some decent chances to find the back of the net.
CM: Rodri – 7.5/10
Rodri controlled the midfield battle really well and made two good runs from midfield.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
The German midfielder made a couple of important interceptions and also pulled off two good runs with the ball in the opponent’s half.
RW: Gabriel Jesus – 7/10
Jesus caused a few problems for the Man United defenders and was always willing to track back when needed. He was unfortunate not to earn a stone-wall penalty, even after the incident was checked by VAR in the second half.
ST: Bernardo Silva – 8/10
The Portugal international worked his socks off to challenge for every loose possession of the ball. He scored a deserved goal from a very tidy angle just before the stroke of half-time.
LW: Phil Foden – 7/10
The English youngster made two inviting chances for his teammates and was unlucky to hit the crossbar in the second half.
Substitutes:
N/A
