Manchester City and Chelsea scrapped it out at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and the players ratings were intriguing to dish out.
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Tijjani Reijnders’ goal put Man City ahead but managerless Chelsea put in a spirited display in the second half and Enzo Fernandez equalized deep into stoppage time to snatch a point.
Below are the Manchester City vs Chelsea player ratings out of 10, with analysis on each player.
Manchester City player ratings
Gianluigi Donnarumma: 6 - Denied Delap in the second half but could he have done better on Fernandez’s equalizer?
Matheus Nunes: 6 - Was very busy in the second half defensively. Switched off at the end for the equalizer.
Ruben Dias: 6 - Didn’t have much to do but came off injured before the equalizer. City did look vulnerable on the counter at times.
Josko Gvardiol: 6 - Solid as ever. But forced off with what looked like a serious injury in the second half which is a big concern.
Nico O’Reilly: 6 - Defended well until the very end when Gusto got by him to cross for the equalizer.
Bernardo Silva: 6.5 - Buzzed around tirelessly as always. Knits everything together and demands such a high level from those around him.
Rodri: 7.5 - Getting himself back up to speed and it was so nice to see him dominating midfield again in a big game like this.
Rayan Cherki: 6 - Did okay but with Chelsea’s deep defensive line he wasn’t afford much space to create and cause havoc.
Phil Foden: 6 - See above. Didn’t get on the ball as much as he usually does and went close with a couple of decent chances.
Tijjani Reijnders: 7 - Continued his fine goalscoring firm with a beauty of a strike at the near post. Kept popping up in dangerous areas.
Erling Haaland: 6.5 - Somehow didn’t score with a beauty of a strike that smashed the post in the first half. Kept plugging away but didn’t get much service.
Substitutes
Abdukodir Khusanov on for Gvardiol (51'): 5 - Shaky after coming on.
Jeremy Doku on for Reijnders (70'): 6 - A couple of good runs down the left.
Nathan Ake on for Dias (81'): 5 - Couldn’t clear the cross on Chelsea’s equalizer.
Chelsea player ratings
Filip Jorgensen: 7 - Made a really good stop from a deflected effort in the first half. Steady.
Josh Acheampong: 7 - The youngster more than held his own out of position as he played at right and left back.
Trevoh Chalobah: 7 - Some good blocks and reading of the game, but distribution was a bit sloppy.
Benoit Badiashile: 7 - Struggled to get close to Reijnders for his goal, but did well other than that with plenty of key blocks.
Malo Gusto: 7 - Did okay at left back and right back and delivered a perfect cross for the late equalizer.
Reece James: 7.5 - Good display in the holding role. Made it tough for City to gain momentum in attacking areas. Nice scrap with Rodri.
Enzo Fernandez: 7.5 - Showed his quality on the ball and on counters in the second half and grabbed the equalizer at the end.
Estevao: 5 - Subbed off at half time as the teenager touched the ball just 12 times.
Cole Palmer: 6.5 - Got a bit lucky after committing a bad foul in the first half. Involved in the equalizer with his quality.
Pedro Neto: 5 - Missed a huge chance early in the second half as he somehow scooped over the bar. Couldn’t make the most of a few other great breaks on the counter too and kept losing the ball.
Joao Pedro: 5 - On the periphery of the game throughout as he drifted around in different roles in attack before being subbed out.
Substitutes
Andrey Santos on for Estevao (46'): 7 - Helped Chelsea win the ball back higher up the pitch.
Jorell Hato on for Acheampong (62'): 6 - Did okay at left back and one really good challenge to deny Silva.
Liam Delap on for Joao Pedro (62'): 8 - Bright with his hold up play, created a great chance for himself and dragged Chelsea back into it. A proper handful.
