Manchester City welcomed Brentford at the Etihad Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants made a sloppy start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the first minute when Yoane Wissa found the back of the net. However, Man City equalised in the 19th minute thanks to Erling Haaland’s effort. Haaland scored again for the home team just 13 minutes later as Pep Guardiola‘s men went into the half-time break 2-1 up on the scoreline.
The Mancunian outfit controlled the game well in the second half and managed to secure a narrow 2-1 win at the Etihad.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against the Bees.
GK: Ederson – 8/10
The Brazilian goalie made a few solid saves at the back but won’t be pleased about conceding such an early goal. He even picked up an assist for Haaland’s second goal.
RB: Kyle Walker – 6.5/10
Walker got stuck in with some crunching tackles and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
CB: John Stones – 6/10
Stones should have done better to prevent the Brentford goal. He was replaced in the 83rd minute.
LB: Rico Lewis – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times in the first half and was substituted at half-time.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
The German talent was a decent performer at both ends of the field.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced at half-time.
RW: Savio – 6.5/10
Savio caused a few problems for the Brentford defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CAM: Kevin De Bruyne – 7/10
He made a handful of inviting chances for his teammates to find the back of the net.
LW: Jack Grealish – 7/10
Grealish retained possession well in the opponent’s half but there was no goal for him.
ST: Erling Haaland – 9/10
The Norway international scored twice in the first half which was enough to give his team the victory.
Substitutes:
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 6.5/10
He made one good chance going forward.
CM: Rodri – 6.5/10
Rodri added more control to Pep Guardiola’s midfield.
CB: Ruben Dias – N/A
CM: Bernardo Silva – N/A
CM: Matheus Nunes – N/A
