Manchester City
Claudio Bravo – 7.5/10
The Chilean goalkeeper conceded two goals today but he was not at fault during either of them. The first one was a howler from Aleksandar Kolarov. The second goal was a defensive mistake. Bravo pulled off quite a few saves throughout the match.
Pablo Zabaleta – 4/10
Pablo Zabaleta had a terrible day as he was beaten multiple times on the right side of defence. Pep Guardiola might demote the Argentine to the bench in the next game.
John Stones – 7/10
John Stones was the only Manchester City defender who had a decent outing today. The young Englishman made quite a few crucial tackles on the Tottenham Hotspur attackers which made the score line look decent.
Nicolas Otamendi – 5/10
The Argentine international was poor today and made several mistakes. The second goal could have been avoided if Otamendi was a little more careful. He could have sent off with a second yellow card in the second half.
Aleksandar Kolarov – 5/10
Aleksandar Kolarov would love to forget today’s match as he was almost as bad as Zabaleta. He failed to keep a check on the Spurs attacks which generated from the left side. On top of it, he scored a horror own goal in the 9th minute of the match.
Fernando – 5/10
Pep Guardiola preferred Fernandinho to replace an injured Kevin De Bruyne in place of Ilkay Gundogan. The Brazilian’s performance was far from convincing as he failed to make any impact.
Fernandinho – 5/10
The defensive midfielder had a rare off-day which affected Manchester City’s performance greatly. Unlike City’s other games this season, Fernandinho failed to make any impact at the heart of the midfield.
David Silva – 7/10
The Spanish midfield maestro tried his best to create goal scoring opportunities for the attackers but was closely marked by the Tottenham midfielders.
Raheem Sterling – 7/10
The English winger had a decent outing and created quite a few opportunities from the wide areas. He tried his best to score and came close several times. The Spurs full-backs, though, kept a close eye on Raheem Sterling.
Jesus Navas – 5/10
The Spanish winger was one of the worst players on the pitch and made absolutely no contribution to the team’s attack. He was replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho in the second half.
Sergio Aguero – 6/10
An unlikely performance from Argentine star who has been in a fiery form in this season so far. Sergio Aguero came close to score several times but failed to convert them.
Substitutes
Kelechi Iheanacho – 6/10
Iheanacho was deployed on the wings by Pep Guardiola in place of Jesus Navas in the second half but the youngster failed to make his mark on the game.
Ilkay Gundogan – 6/10
The German midfielder replaced an underperforming Fernando in the second half. He combined well with David Silva in the central midfield but the duo was kept in check by the Tottenham dominant centre midfielders.
Leroy Sane – N/A
The German could do little to prevent his team’s first defeat after coming on as a late substitute.
