Manchester City faced off against Brighton and Hove Albion at the American Express Community Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result on the road to celebrate their recent Premier League win. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 25th minute when Phil Foden found the back of the net with an easy finish from close range. However, Julio Enciso equalised for the Seagulls with a brilliant strike from long range. Both teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Man City failed to find the winning goal in the second half and had to settle for a hard-fought 1-1 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the match against the Seagulls.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 7.5/10
He made a series of important saves at the back and did well to restrict the home team to just one goal.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7/10
The English talent made two crucial clearances inside his half and managed to complete some energetic dribbles on the right flank.
CB: John Stones – 6.5/10
Stones did what was required of him at the back and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Rodri – 6.5/10
The Spaniard did his fair share of defending and won a couple of aerial duels as well.
LB: Rico Lewis – 7/10
He cleared the danger when needed and made some driving runs with the ball.
CM: Kevin de Bruyne – 6.5/10
The Belgian sensation made one key chance in the final third and was replaced in the 56th minute.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10
He came back to defend when required but offered very little in the Brighton half.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
Silva worked hard defensively and made two key chances in the final third.
RW: Riyad Mahrez – 7/10
He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7/10
Haaland was a constant menace in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Phil Foden – 8/10
He made a few decent chances for others around him and scored the opening goal with a good finish in the 25th minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Cole Palmer – 6.5/10
Palmer had a couple of bright moments in the game.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 6/10
He made one good chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Kalvin Phillips – N/A
Phillips didn’t get enough time to influence the game.
CM: Sergio Gomez – N/A
He came on for the final few minutes of the contest.
