Manchester City 3-2 Fulham Player Ratings as Mateo Kovacic’s braces secure three points for the Cityzens

Mateo Kovacic netted two goals to fire Manchester City to their fifth victory in seven games. The game was entertaining as Manchester City defeated Fulham with a score line of 3-2 in the Etihad stadium. This win brought them just one point away from league leaders Liverpool.

City dominated the possession early on but Fulham slowly grew into the game and scored the first goal with the help of Andres Periera in the 26th minute. Fulham attacker Raul Jimenez assisted the goal with a brilliant back-heal. Six minutes later Kovacic equalised for City after Fulham failed to clear a corner and the ball fell to Kovacic, who took one touch before firing it in. The midfielder scored his second just after the second half started as he latched onto a pass from Jack Grealish and rifled home from the edge of the area.

Substitute Jeremy Doku gave City a two goal lead but that was short lived as Rodrigo Munoz pulled one back for the visitors in the 88th minute.

Lets have a look at the Manchester City vs Fulham Player Ratings.

Manchester City Player Ratings vs Fulham

Goalkeeper

Ederson: 6.8/10- Had a decent game making two saved. His distribution was good during the game and was booked at the last minute due to time wasting.

Defenders

Rico Lewis: 7.3/10- The English Left back had a great game moving up and down the pitch. He contributed well both in attack and in defence. He had two shots on goal and provided an assist. In defence he was involved in six defensive actions and made four recoveries in the game.

Manuel Akanji: 7.1/10- He capped a good defensive display at the heart of the defence maintaining 98 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in five defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team. He also made three clearances.

Ruben Dias: 6.9/10- He was the most accurate passer in the game with 99 percent passing accuracy. He helped his sid emaking four crucial clearances for his team.

Josko Gvardiol: 7.4/10- He played a good game as a left back. At times he would be available in the midfield to outnumber the oppostion. He was involved in seven defensive actions and made two recoveries for his team.

Midfielders

Mateo Kovacic: 8.7/10- Score two goals for his team. He had a great game in the midfield and was very much involved in the attack. He had four shots on goal out of which two were blocked and two found the back of the net.

Ilkay Gundogan: 7.5/10- The former Barcelona midfielder had a great game at the central of the park/ He had two shots on goal and created an opportunity for his side.

Bernardo Silva: 8.7/10- The main creative force for Manchester City in absence of Kevin De Bruyne. He assisted a goal alongside creating six chances for his team. He also took two shots on goal.

Attackers

Phil Foden: 7.2/10- The English midfielder had a decent game playing in behind Erling Haaland. During his time of play he had two shots on goal and created three opportunities for his team.

Jack Grealish: 7.3/10- He played well on the left side of the pitch maintaining 82 percent passing accuracy. He created just a single opportunity for his team.

Erling Haaland: 7.3/10- He had the least number of touches in the whole game. He had two shots on goal out of which only one was on target and also created a chance for his teammates.

Substitutes

Kylie Walker: 6.3/10- Was brought in to replace Manuel Akanji at the 62nd minute and somewhat had an impact in the game. He was playing well as a right back and was helping the attack as well

Jeremy Doku: 7.3/10- He came on to replace Jack Grealish in the attack and was influential. In the second half he kept opposition players busy with his pace and was able to take a shot which found the back of the net

John Stones: N/A.

Matheus Nunes: N/A.

Manager

Pep Guardiola: 7/10- Had a good game tactically but had missed the services of Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne. He should have done the substitutions a bit early to inject some fresh legs.

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Fulham Player Ratings vs Manchester City

Goalkeeper

Bernd Leno: 4.9/10- Had a poor game conceding three goals and committed a lot of mistakes. His long ball distribution was very poor and passing in the game was average.

Defenders

Kenny Tete: 6.7/0- Had a decent game at the heart of the defence maintaining 90 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in four defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team.

Joachim Andersen: 5.8/10- Had an average game maintaining 78 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in seven defensive actions and made four clearances for his team.

Calvin Bassey: 6.0/10- Had an average game in defence but was good in passing maintaining 98 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in 12 defensive actions and made five key clearances for his team.

Antonee Robinson: 5.4/10- Had a poor game at left back as he was beaten by Bernardo Silva multiple times. He maintained a passing accuracy of 83 percent and was involved in seven defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Alex Iwobi: 7.2/10- The right back played well in stopping Jack Grealish and maintained a passing accuracy of 88 percent. He was involved in six defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team.

Midfielders

Adama Traore: 6.7/10- Had a decent game as he broke past City’s defence multiple times but could not salvage anything. He had three shots on goal and created only a single opportunity for his team.

Andreas Pereira: 7.5/10- He had a good game on right side of the midfield as well as attack. He scored the first goal for his side after Jimenez’s audacious back-heel fell perfectly for him.

Sander Berge: 6.4/10- He orchestrated the midfield decently but was mostly dominated by the city midfielders due to their exceptional positioning and pressure to take the ball away. He also made five defensive actions and recovered two balls for his team.

Sasa Lukic: 6.5/10- Had a decent game in midfield maintaining 89 percent passing accuracy for his team. He was involved in nine defensive actions for his team and made three recoveries.

Attackers

Raul Jimenez: 7.3/10- The attacker played well giving a spectacular back-heel assist for his team. He also had five shots on goal out of which three were blocked and created three chances for his team.

Substitutes

Emil Smith Rowe: 6.6/10- The midfielder had a decent game after coming on around the 65th minute. He replaced Andres Periera.

Tom Cairney: 6.8/10- He was brought on to replace Sander Berge and maintained 94 percent passing accuracy in the game. He was also involved in three defensive actions and made two recoveries for his team.

Reiss Nelson: 6.8/10- He replaced Alex Iwobi on the pitch around the 77 minute mark and gave an assist for the second goal.

Rodrigo Muniz: 7.0/10- He was brought on to replace Raul Jimenez in attack and scored the second goal for his team but could not stop the defeat.

Timothy Castagne: 6.5/10- He came on the field to replace Kenny Tete in the right back position and did not create much of an impact.

Manager

Marco Silva: 6/10- Had a decent game as a manager considering the opposition he faced. The team was organised at times and was dealing with City’s pressure well.

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