Manchester City locked horns with Slovan Bratislava at the National football stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola‘s men made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the eighth minute when Ilkay Gundogan found the back of the net. Phil Foden doubled his team’s advantage just seven minutes later as Man City went into the half-time interval 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Erling Haaland got his name on the scoresheet in the 58th minute before James McAtee made it 4-0 to Man City in the 74th minute. The match ended with Man City earning a dominant 4-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player performed during the match against Slovan Bratislava.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 6.5/10
Ortega did not have a save to make in the game and secured a comfortable clean sheet on the road.
RB: Rico Lewis – 8.5/10
He was a real menace going forward and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: Manuel Akanji – 7/10
Akanji didn’t do much wrong at the back and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: John Stones – 8/10
He was a positive influence on both halves and won his fair share of aerial duels.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10
Gvardiol cleared his lines when needed and made one promising run with the ball.
CM: Matheus Nunes – 7.5/10
He made two decent runs with the ball and was always looking to create some plays for others around him.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 9/10
Gundogan created a lot of good chances for his teammates to score and managed to score the opener in the eighth minute.
RW: Jeremy Doku – 8/10
He caused all sorts of problems for his marker and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CAM: Phil Foden – 8.5/10
Foden was a potent threat in the final third and did well to score and create a goal tonight.
LW: Savio – 7.5/10
He showed a lot of flashes of what he could do but failed to find the back of the net.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
Haaland was always willing to have a strike at goal and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 58th minute.
Substitutes:
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
He kept things tidy at the back.
CM: James McAtee – 7/10
McAtee came on and scored in the 74th minute.
LW: Jack Grealish – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RB: Kyle Walker – 6/10
Walker was solid when defending at the back.
