Manchester City locked horns with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a victory on the road in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s men made a decent start to the game and scored the opener in the ninth minute thanks to Erling Haaland’s finish. The Mancunian club managed to get to the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Man City sat on their lead well in the second 45 minutes and managed to secure a narrow 1-0 win at the Gtech.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the match against the Bees.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7/10
He made one good save at the back and kept an important clean sheet this evening.
RB: Matheus Nunes – 7/10
Nunes cleared the danger when needed and made two good runs with the ball.
CB: Ruben Dias – 8/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
CB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10
Gvardiol was a rock at the back and managed to secure an assist as well.
LB: Nico O’Reilly – 7/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and was lively in the opponent’s half.
CDM: Rodri – 6.5/10
Rodri made a good start to the game but had to be substituted in the 21st minute.
RW: Oscar Bobb – 7.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 7/10
Reijnders caught the eye at times in the Brentford half, but there was no goal for him.
CM: Phil Foden – 7/10
He caused some problems for the opposition defenders, but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Savio – 6/10
Savio was quiet for most of his time on the field.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
Haaland caused some headaches for his marker and managed to score the only goal of the game in the ninth minute.
Substitutes:
CDM: Nico Gonzalez – 7/10
He anchored the midfield well.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Bernardo Silva – 6/10
He added some energy to Guardiola’s midfield.
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