Manchester City

13 Willy Caballero   7/10

Confident goalkeeping. Very comfotable on the ball with impressive distribution.

2 Micah Richards (off 45')  5/10

Powerful as always but positioning often poor. Kansas directed much of their attacks down his side.

22 Gaël Clichy (on 45')   6/10

Offered more solidity defensively than Richards as well as contributing to the attack with some good bursts forward.

38 Dedryck Boyata   7/10

Took his goal very well with a powerfull header. Slow to step up which kept C.J. Sapong onside for Kansas' goal. Looks a good player when full of confidence like today.

19 Karim Rekik (off 74')   6/10

Solid, comfortable on the ball. Nothing of note to report which is exactly what you want from a centre back.

33 Matija Nastasic (on 74')   6/10

Produced a calm and assured performance.

11 Aleksandar Kolarov   6/10

One or two nice crosses but was involved less as play was focused on City's right hand side. Left ball-watching for C.J. Sapong's goal. Brilliantly taken penalty.

15 Jesús Navas   7/10

City's main outlet. Looking to attack at every opportunity. Great delivery for Boyata's goal.

12 Scott Sinclair (off 88')   6/10

Lively at times. Drifted in and out of the game. Great skill to draw the penalty.

68 Greg Leigh (on 88')  N/A

36 Bruno Zuculini (off 74')   8/10

Hugely talented and it showed. Tenacious and played some wonderfull passes. Took his goal well.

52 Emyr Huws  (on 74')   6/10

Tidy in possession. Didn't look out of place.

6 Fernando (off 64')   7/10

Good example of what to expect from Fernando. Solid tackling, good reading of the game, and very physical.

14 Javi García (on 64')   6/10

A like-for-like replacement for Fernando. Nothing of note.

72 Kelechi Iheanacho (off 92')   9/10

A brilliant showing from the 17 year old. Quick, decisive, confident, with a wonderful first touch. Possesses that goal driven single mindedness that makes strikers great. His turn made the chance for Sinclair to win a penalty. Finally took his well deserved goal. My man of the match.

71 Jason Denayer (on 92')   N/A

35 Stevan Jovetic (off 64')    7/10

Wasted an opportunity early on by being too casual. Tried hard to score for the remainder of the match. Lively.

60 John Guidetti (on 64')   5/10

Tried hard to make an impact. Was called up multiple times as his bullying approach to defenders was deemed a foul time and time again. Frustrating performance.

 

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Some players of note:

30 Andy Gruenebaum

Brilliant save down to his right to deny Iheanacho early in the match.

78 Aurélien Collin

Amazing recovery to deny Jovetic an almost certain goal.

17 C.J. Sapong

Hit the crossbar in the 3rd minute. Took his goal well.

14 Dominic Dwyer

Was very lively. Scored a goal which was dissallowed for offside after he won the costless kick leading up to it.

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