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It was yet another thrilling encounter between the two Manchester sides, this time with Pep Guardiola coming on top. The Citizens slotted three goals past Mourinho's men, with David Silva, Sergio Agüero and İlkay Gündoğan all getting on the scoresheet.
United did manage to pull one back, with Anthony Martial converting a penalty during the second half, but in the end, it was just too much for them. As both the Manchester clubs fought it out on a day which won't be forgotten for quite a while now, let's take a look at how each player fared.
Manchester City
Ederson Moraes: 6/10
- Although Ederson was arguably the better of the two goalkeepers today, he breached his line and conceded a penalty which Martial converted. Otherwise, he would have enjoyed the fact that United's attack couldn't come anywhere near him.
Kyle Walker: 6/10
- Walker did well to prevent Martial from breaching their defence and contributed to preventing United's second-half chances being converted into goals.
John Stones: 6/10
- Like Aymeric Laporte, Stones was not troubled too much in the first half and didn't have to do too much this match. He did lose out on another clean sheet but would be content with his performance.
Aymeric Laporte: 6/10
- He wasn't disturbed by United's front three at all during the first half of the match and did well to prevent them from scoring in the second half.
Benjamin Mendy: 7/10
- Mendy got the better of Rashford during the match and barely gave the Englishman space to push forward.
📒Bernardo Silva: 7/10
- Bernardo provided David Silva with an assist and looked deadly in the opening minutes of the game. The way he played during the first half of the match made the City supporters temporarily forget about Kevin de Bruyne. He did get a yellow card, however, in the 33rd minute.
Fernandinho: 9/10
- The Brazilian provided some key opportunities for Bernardo Silva in the first couple of minutes and immediately put pressure on the United defence. He also supplied Raheem Sterling with a beautiful opportunity in the second half and was dominant in midfield.
⚽️David Silva: 9/10
- He scored the first goal of the match, slotting it past de Gea in just under 12 minutes. He later pushed deep and controlled City's attack during the second half.
🔻Riyad Mahrez: 7/10
- City's recent signing was comfortable on the ball throughout the game and controlled the right wing. He got past Luke Shaw multiple times with relative ease and was substituted for Leroy Sané in the 62nd minute.
⚽️🔻Sergio Agüero: 8/10
- Agüero was at the center of City's attack for the entire first half but did not convert key passes. The Argentine did end up scoring City's second goal around the 50-minute mark.
Raheem Sterling: 8/10
- Sterling was brilliant on the right wing, keeping Luke Shaw quiet for the entire game. He was always seen in United's half and made some meaningful runs.
Substitutes:
🔺Leroy Sané: 6/10
- He was substituted in for Riyad Mahrez in the 62nd minute. In the 78th minute, he put on an impressive display of skills, trying to beat off 5 United players, but was unlucky.
⚽️🔺İlkay Gündoğan: 8/10
- Gündoğan was brought on in place of Sergio Agüero around the 75th minute. The German ended up securing City's victory by tapping it in just 4 minutes from injury time.
🔺Phil Foden: N/A
- Phil only came onto the pitch during injury time and therefore did not make any contribution to the match.
Manchester United
David de Gea: 4/10
- It was not his day as City managed to score three past him. The Spain number 1 was not supported well by his defence and faltered as a result. He did make a couple of good saves but it ultimately proved ineffective.
Ashley Young: 6/10
- Like he has done so in recent games, Young moved across the entire right flank and provided a couple of good crosses. The captain was the only shining light in United's crumbled defence.
Chris Smalling: 5/10
- Smalling moved up into attack for some time after Silva's goal and even headed a shot just over the bar in the 25th minute. Apart from that, he didn't perform too well and let Agüero run inside United's half.
Victor Lindelöf: 5/10
- Lindelöf was more composed than Smalling and he tried hard to maintain United's backline. In the end, City's attack was just too much to handle.
📒Luke Shaw: 4/10
- Luke Shaw received a booking just before the half-time whistle and was overshadowed by both Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling during the game.
🔻Ander Herrera: 5/10
- Herrera had a rough start to the game, being pushed down by Sergio Agüero in the box before knocking his head during a tackle. He was substituted off in place of Juan Mata at the 73rd minute.
Nemanja Matić: 6/10
- Matić blocked a great chance for Sterling in the penalty box after United gave the ball away. He also slipped back in defense and formed a two-man midfield partnership with Fellaini towards the end.
Marouane Fellaini: 6/10
- The Belgian occasionally dropped back into defence during the first half and made some timely interceptions. He went on to play the full 90 minutes and was United's main midfielder.
🔻Jesse Lingard: 5/10
- Lingard didn't have too much off the ball during his time on the pitch and as a result, failed to make a meaningful impact. He was brought off for Romelu Lukaku in the second half.
🔻Marcus Rashford: 6/10
- Rashford found it tough to breach Manchester City's defence and was occasionally found outside of position on the right wing. He stayed up front for the little chances United created and was subbed off at the 73rd minute.
⚽️Anthony Martial: 7/10
- Martial was very active on the left wing and helped create opportunities for the Red Devils. He converted the penalty that Ederson gave away, making it 5 goals in 5 consecutive matches for the Frenchman.
Substitutes:
🔺Romelu Lukaku: 5/10
- Lukaku was subbed on for Jesse Lingard in the 57th minute and immediately won United a penalty.
🔺Juan Mata: 5/10
- Mata was brought in to try and bring United back into the game but never had the opportunity to do so. He replaced fellow Spaniard Ander Herrera in the 73rd minute.
🔺Alexis Sanchez: 5/10
- Sanchez came on for Marcus Rashford as part of a double substitution in the 73rd minute. He too was tasked with levelling the game for the Red Devils, but couldn't do so.
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