Manchester City locked horns with West Ham United at the London Stadium earlier this evening as they looked to secure a good result on their travels in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a dominant start to the game and got their noses ahead in the tenth minute thanks to Erling Haaland’s finish. However, the Hammers equalised just nine minutes later due to an own goal from Ruben Dias. Haaland scored again for Man City in the 30th minute as they went into the half-time interval 2-1 up on the scoreline.
Haaland completed his hat-trick with a great finish in the 83rd minute as Man City cruised to an impressive 3-1 win at the London Stadium.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Hammers.
GK: Ederson – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper made a great save late in the game but failed to keep a clean sheet this evening.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10
Akanji cleared his lines when he could and was accurate when distributing the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6/10
The Portuguese talent made a lot of crucial clearances at the back. However, he was responsible for scoring an unfortunate own goal in the first half.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive responsibilities well and was a threat going forward.
CM: Rico Lewis – 7.5/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and managed to secure an assist as well.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7/10
Kovacic offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and made one good run with the ball.
RW: Jeremy Doku – 7.5/10
Doku caused a lot of problems for the West Ham defenders but failed to score or create a goal.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 7.5/10
The Portugal international linked up play well with others around him in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Kevin de Bruyne – 8/10
De Bruyne was a constant menace on the offensive end of the field and did everything but score this evening.
LW: Jack Grealish – 7/10
He kept the ball moving relatively well but lacked quality in front of the opponent’s goal.
ST: Erling Haaland – 9.5/10
Haaland was a real handful for the West Ham centre-backs and managed to bag another hattrick to help his team secure a solid win on the road.
Substitutes:
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times in the final third.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 7/10
Nunes set up Haaland’s third goal with a great pass.
CB: Nathan Ake – N/A
CB: Kyle Walker – N/A
