Faces new and old shined brightly for Manchester City in a convincing Manchester derby triumph over Manchester United on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium.
Already ahead on a Phil Foden goal, the hosts found their groove in the second half behind an Erling Haaland brace.
There were stars up and down the City lineup, and not much to like for the visitors.
But they all get player ratings from us, good and bad.
Manchester City player ratings vs Manchester United
Gigi Donnarumma: 8 — Two super saves and total control over the box. Looked quite comfortable.
Abdukodir Khusanov: 7.5 — Brilliant from the jump. Even when he made mistakes he recovered quickly and made amends. Only Foden had more more defensive contributions than Khusanov’s dozen.
Ruben Dias: 7.5 — Particularly strong early when City was still finding its footing.
Josko Gvardiol: 7 — Solid and steady on his return from injury.
Nico O’Reilly: 6.5 — Was tested in the by Mbeumo and stood up to the challenge, despite a few shaky moments.
Rodri (Off 76'): 6.5 — Did his best to calm things down in midfield and his experience was very helpful.
Tijjani Reijnders: 7 — This is a Pep Guardiola player and he’ll only get better as he gets more comfortable.
Bernardo Silva (Off 88'): 7 — What an assist to send Haaland in for his second goal. Very much up for the game as his leadership was visible
Jeremy Doku (Off 77'): 8.5 — A fantastic display with two assists and roadrunner-like quickness and speed.
Phil Foden: 8.5 — Scored the first goal and then showed the way with a game-high 13 defensive contributions.
Erling Haaland (Off 88'): 10 — Five shots, two goals, six clearances in the City 18.... what a player.
Subs
Nico Gonzalez (On 76'): N/A
Savinho (On 77'): N/A
Nathan Ake (On 88'): N/A
Oscar Bobb (On 88'): N/A
Manchester United player ratings at Manchester City
Altay Bayindir: 6 — An early slip was almost costly and didn’t have command of his area.
Luke Shaw: 5 — His worst performance in a while, a step slow against City’s ravenous attackers.
Matthijs de Ligt: 6.5 — Brought bite to a fight with Haaland, ringing up a game-high five tackles.
Leny Yoro (Off 62'): 6 — Nothing fancy, nothing farcical.
Noussair Mazraoui (Off 62'): 7 — Very good in the duel, almost certainly removed down to fitness precautions following an injury layoff.
Patrick Dorgu: 7.5 — Probably United’s MOTM from a dour day. Involved in everything and drew four fouls as a menace on one side.
Manuel Ugarte (Off 80'): 5.5 — Should good range of passing and was physical in the midfield, but was overshadowed by opponents.
Bruno Fernandes: 5.5 — Lost Foden on City’s opener and did very little else.
Bryan Mbeumo: 7 — Bright and the biggest threat to deliver a goal.
Amad Diallo: 6 — Kept going until the end but United couldn’t get him into dangerous positions often enough.
Benjamin Sesko (Off 80'): 6 — Did not have much of any service.
Subs
Harry Maguire (On 62'): 5 — Had some big moments late but the damage was already done. He can no longer hang with the best attackers in the world.
Kobbie Mainoo (On 62'): 7 — Very bright. Did not misplace a pass and created a couple of chances.
Joshua Zirkzee (On 80'): N/A
Casemiro (On 80'): N/A — Probably should’ve started, huh?
