CITY RATED

EDERSON

Had very little to do but did it well. Assertive in claiming the ball from dead ball situations and distribution was accurate

WALKER

Grew into the game as he put his experience to use. He didn’t offer much in attack but played role in stopping counters.

DIAS

Important in commanding the defence and also made a pivotal block in the second half when game was still goalless.

LAPORTE

A solid performance, albeit one that won’t likely nudge him ahead of John Stones in the pecking order.

MENDY

Held his own as Albrighton pushed hard and he showed wonderful poise to score the opener.

FERNANDINHO

Started like an express train, although was fortunate when he was caught out to allow a break in the second half.

RODRI

Alert to everything going on around him and dealt with it all in one of his more mobile outings.

DE BRUYNE

Some good moments, including thundering a freekick against the bar, slipping Mahrez through in build-up.

MAHREZ

Looked rustier than he did before the international break, missing three decent chances in the box.

JESUS

Worked hard and scored a goal. Almost the perfect Jesus performance, although he did blast one over in the first half.

AGUERO

His biggest contribution, sadly, was chalking off Fernandinho’s early goal through being in an offside position.

SUBSTITUTES

STERLING (FOR AGUERO, 63): Showed good awareness to set up Jesus for the second. 7 TORRES (FOR MAHREZ, 78): Made little impact. 6 FODEN (FOR DE BRUYNE, 88): A late arrival. NOT USED: Carson, Cancelo, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Bernardo