Manchester City player ratings vs Bournemouth
Manchester City continued their unbeaten run in the Premier League as Pep Guardiola’s men romped home with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Oleksandr Zincheko set up Leroy Sane with only the keeper to beat but it was Bernardo Silva who put the Citizens in the driver’s seat from the rebound in the 16th-minute.
Callum Wilson equalised for the visitors with a header just before halftime but the Premier League table-toppers took the game away from the Cherries in the second half, thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan.
Manchester City strengthened their stranglehold at the top of the table as a result of the 3-1 win while Eddie Howe’s men suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League.
1. Ederson (5.5/10)
Should have done a better job with Wilson’s header that led to Bournemouth’s goal. Not the best game for the Brazilian between the sticks.
2. Danilo (6/10)
Impressive with his contribution to the attack and played a part in Sterling’s goal. Could have done a bit more defensively.
3. Nicolas Otamendi (6/10)
A good performance from the centre-back. Looked assured with his tackling at the heart of their defence.
4. Aymeric Laporte (6.5/10)
Another impressive performance from the Frenchman, He is proving to be the key to Man City’s defence this season.
5. Oleksandr Zinchenko (7/10)
He played an important role in setting up Bernardo Silva for City’s first goal, Looked sound defensively and provided a lot of threat going forward.
6. Fernandinho (7/10)
Might have got away with a penalty. Apart from that blemish, he had a pretty clean night for the Blues.
7. Ilkay Gundogan (7/10)
Has been amongst the goals lately with his knack of finding himself at the right position in front of goal. He scored City’s third goal of the night.
8. Bernardo Silva (8/10)
Found himself in the thick of things and was always looking to make an impact. He showed his class with a superb finish to open the scoring for the hosts.
9. Raheem Sterling (7.5/10)
Had a decent first half but turned it around expertly in the 2nd half to drive the advantage the home side’s way
10. Gabriel Jesus (6.5/10)
He made full use of his first-team opportunity but couldn’t convert. However, City should be happy with his contribution.
11. Leroy Sane (9/10)
An outstanding performance from the German World Cup discard. Couldn’t do any wrong on the night as he played a part in all the three goals, including an assist to set up his German teammate for City’s third.
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Substitutes
Fabian Delph (6.5/10)
Came off the bench for Zinchenko in the 54th minute and made a big impact in the game.
David Silva (NA)
Not enough time to have any significant impact on the proceedings.
Riyad Mahrez (NA)
No time to make an impact.
