CITY RATED

EDERSON 7

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

WALKER 7

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 8

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

LAPORTE 7

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

MENDY 8

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

FERNANDINHO 7

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

RODRI 8

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

DE BRUYNE 7

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

MAHREZ 5

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

JESUS 7

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

AGUERO 5

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