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Manchester City 2 Cardiff City 0 : Player Ratings and Man of the Match

By David Crook

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: General view outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Manchester City and Cardiff City at Etihad Stadium on April 03, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: General view outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Manchester City and Cardiff City at Etihad Stadium on April 03, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /
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Man City Square have now had chance to review the Manchester City Player Performances in the game against Cardiff in the Premier League, a game which we dominated, and have tried to pick a Man of the Match despite there being a number of stand out candidates.

The Defence

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 03: Fernandinho of Manchester City checks on Oleksandr Zinchenko of Manchester City as he goes down during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Cardiff City at Etihad Stadium on April 03, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 03: Fernandinho of Manchester City checks on Oleksandr Zinchenko of Manchester City as he goes down during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Cardiff City at Etihad Stadium on April 03, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /

Ederson

This was one of those games where the opposition hardly pressed so Ederson was not able to really demonstrate his ice cool passing under pressure. Instead he simply had to bide his time and keep his concentration throughout the match. He had so much spare time he could have learnt a new language. But then right near the end he was called into action and made a save to protect the clean sheet.

Player Rating 8

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Danilo

Unusually we got to see Danilo in action down both flanks during the same match. Starting on the right, and looking confident and assured he then had to switch to the left to replace the injured Zinchenko. On the left he also looked solid and it was his surging runs into the penalty area which threatened to add to the scoring.

Player Rating 8

John Stones

Great to see Stones back on the pitch and making a classy contribution. He looked solid and comfortable throughout the game and even popped up in the opposition penalty area a couple of times.

Player Rating 7

Aymeric Laporte

An improved display. He dealt well with the threats posed by Cardiff and controlled any attempted aerial balls well. Good to see him back with Stones in our most accomplished pairing.

Player Rating 7

Oleks Zinchenko

Started well and it  was a real shame he went off early with what appeared to be a ham string injury.

Player Rating 7

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