Manchester City 8-0 Salford City Player Ratings: McAtee scores hat-trick and Doku dazzles under the lights at the Etihad

Manchester City hosted Salford City at the Etihad Stadium in Round 3 of the FA Cup on January 11 and secured a jaw-dropping 8-0 win to progress to the next round.

Jeremy Doku, Divin Mubama and Nico O’Reilly scored the goals in an action-packed first period where Salford City looked like they had a chance of scoring at least. However, Manchester City were way too strong for them.

Jack Grealish, James McAtee and Doku rounded off the scoring in the second half, with the midfielder bagging his first-ever senior hat-trick. Pep Guardiola’s men mastered an 8-0 win and will surely snap back into form after such a dominant performance.

On that note, let’s take a look at the player ratings.

Manchester City Player Ratings vs Salford City

Goalkeeper

Ederson – 7/10

Ederson had a relatively easy game between the sticks for Manchester City as he made two saves and kept a clean sheet.

Defenders

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey – 7/10

He won two duels, making two clearances and one tackle as well.

Nathan Ake – 6.5/10

Ake had a subpar first half as he failed to win a single duel, but played one key pass.

Nico O’Reilly – 8/10

The defender got into some great advanced positions and even bagged a goal for himself.

Midfielders

Matheus Nunes – 7.5/10

Nunes passed the ball with 85% accuracy, including one key pass. He also won three duels.

James McAtee – 9.5/10

McAtee had a great game as he scored a second-half hat-trick. He also won two duels and made one interception in a stunning outing.

Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10

Gundogan had a rare off-night as he put in an average performance.

Jack Grealish – 8.5/10

He provided a first-half assist and scored a penalty in the second half. He bagged another assist in the second half and also won seven duels.

Forwards

Savinho – 6.5/10

Savinho had a subpar match and could not contribute despite there being so many goals.

Jeremy Doku – 10/10

Doku had a great first half as he scored and assisted for Manchester City. He repeated the same in the second half in an outstanding performance.

Divin Mubama – 7/10

Mubama scored a lovely goal in the first half. He also won four duels and passed the ball with 100% accuracy.

Substitutes

Manuel Akanji – 6.5/10

Akanji replaced Ake and put in a decent performance.

Phil Foden – 7/10

Foden replaced Savinho and even bagged an assist.

Mateo Kovacic – 6.5/10

Kovacic replaced Doku and put in a decent performance.

Manager

Pep Guardiola – 10/10

His game management and the players he used was perfect in this memorable win for his team.

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Salford City Player Ratings vs Manchester City

Goalkeeper

Matthew Young – 5/10

Young was relatively helpless in goal for Salford City as they conceded eight.

Defenders

Liam Shephard – 5/10

Shephard had a poor game in defence and was even booked for a foul.

Curtis Tilt – 5.5/10

Tilt had a poor game and was booked as well, and also gave the ball away seven times.

Luke Garbutt – 6/10

Garbutt put in a decent performance for Salford City.

Midfielders

Ossama Ashley – 6/10

Ashley had an average game in the middle of the park for his team.

Matthew Lund – 6.5/10

Lund played one key pass and won four duels in an average performance.

Tyrese Fornah – 6/10

Fornah put in a subpar performance for the visitors.

Forwards

Haji Mnoga – 6/10

Mnoga had a subpar game and could not impact the proceedings much for Salford City.

Kylian Kouassi – 7/10

Kouassi attempted two shots, with one of them being a big chance he missed. He also won seven duels.

Hakeeb Adelakun – 6.5/10

Adelakun had a decent game up front but failed to make an impact in front of goal.

Kevin Berkoe – 6/10

Berkoe had a decent game for Salford City on the left flank.

Substitutes

Ryan Watson – 6/10

He replaced Ashley in the second half but could not make an impact on the game.

Jon Taylor – 6/10

He replaced Mnoga in the second half but failed to perform well.

Cole Stockton – 6.5/10

He replaced Kouassi in the second period and put in a decent performance for Salford City.

Conor McAleny – 6.5/10

He replaced Lund in the second half and played well.

Will Wright – N/A

He played less than 10 minutes and hence does not warrant a rating.

Manager

Karl Robinson – 5/10

The manager will look to help his team move on from this crushing defeat as soon as possible, else they risk derailing their league season.

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