Manchester City 2 Crystal Palace 2: Player Ratings and MOTM

5 of 5

Substitutes and Man of the Match

Gabriel Jesus

He looked bright and what we needed and we shoukd have had two up front or Sterling off much, much earlier.

Player Rating 7

Riyad Mahrez

Never really makes an impact as a substitute, always better from the start of games.

Player Rating 6

Rodrigo

Not enough time on the pitch to mark.

Man of the Match

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JANUARY 18: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium on January 18, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

This was not a great City performance, it was laboured against an average opposition. The team as a whole did not perform well and perhaps much of that was to do with the set up and instryctions they were given. To the watching fans some of the lack of tempo, incisision and energy was difficult to comprehend.

There were players on the bench who could change that, but not all were deployed.

Of those on the pitch, Aguero gave the most. Two goals should have sealed the victory but for customary poor defending.

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