Manchester City: Player ratings after Potters pummeling

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Raheem Sterling of Manchester City scores his sides second goal as Erik Pieters of Stoke City attempts to clear off the line during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

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Fernandinho – 8

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Fernandinho of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides fifth goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

Goes about his business quietly, but efficiently. Got on the score-sheet on this occasion with a stellar strike from outside the area.

The Brazilian really is the work engine of the side. Yes KDB and Silva pull the strings in the final third, but it’s the number 25 whose contribution goes mostly unnoticed.