Manchester City clashed heads with Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a victory away from home in the EFL Cup. Pep Guardiola’s men made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the fifth minute when Timo Werner got his name on the scoresheet. Pape Matar Sarr doubled Tottenham’s advantage in the 25th minute but Matheus Nunes got a goal back for the Mancunian giants in the latter stages of the first half. Man City went into the half-time break 2-1 down on the scoreline.
The Mancunian outfit pushed on in search of the equaliser in the second half but crashed to a tough 2-1 loss on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the match against Spurs.
GK: Stefan Ortega – 7/10
Ortega made a lot of good saves during the game but won’t be happy about conceding twice in the first half.
RB: Rico Lewis – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made two decent chances going forward.
CB: John Stones – 6.5/10
Stones tried to keep things solid at the back and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 5.5/10
He failed to maintain a good defensive shape in the first half and was replaced at half-time.
LB: Nathan Ake – 6/10
He was far from convincing defensively and was strong in the air.
CDM: Ilkay Gundogan – 5.5/10
Gundogan failed to get a foothold in the game and was substituted at half-time.
RW: Savio – 7/10
He caused some headaches for the Tottenham defenders and did well to secure an assist for setting up Nunes’ goal.
CM: Nico O’Reilly – 6.5/10
O’Reilly caught the eye at times in the opponent’s half but failed to find the back of the net.
CM: Jason McAtee – 6/10
He made one good run with the ball and was accurate with his passing.
LW: Matheus Nunes – 7.5/10
Nunes was a constant menace in the final third and did well to score in the dying embers of the first half.
ST: Phil Foden – 6/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and was replaced in the 57th minute.
Substitutes:
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 6/10
He failed to make a difference in the second half.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6.5/10
Kovacic added some experience to Guardiola’s midfield.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6.5/10
He created some good chances for his teammates to score.
CM: Jacob Wright – 6/10
Wright missed a decent chance to score late in the game.
CB: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey – 6.5/10
He kept things solid on the defensive end of the pitch.
