Image source, ReutersManchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park on Friday
ByPhil McNultyChief football writer at Selhurst Park
Manchester City continued their winning Premier League start under manager Enzo Maresca with victory at Crystal Palace. Here’s how I rated the players, and you can see how you scored them below.
Dean Henderson: No chance for Manchester City‘s goals but demonstrated his quality with a fine save early on from Anderson, then others from Semenyo and Cherki. 7
Jaydee Convot: Did nothing wrong but ultimately Palace had no answer to Cherki. 6
Chris Richards: Good battle with Haaland, but only one player was winning that one. Should have scored with a first-half header. 6
Takehiro Tomiyasu: Solid as usual and will bring experience to the Palace ranks. 6
Anan Khalaili: No lack of effort or energy but short of end product. 6
Daichi Kamada: Busy in midfield as always but struggled to exert influence. 5
Adam Wharton: Class act. Composure, vision and a superb range of passing. At the heart of Palace’s good things, although like others in the Palace ranks was eventually over-run. 7
Tyrick Mitchell: Tenacious and quick but missed a big chance to equalise with a header in the first half. 6
Eddie Nketiah: Lively early on, forcing a save from Donnarumma, but faded and wasted a crucial opportunity early in the second half. 5
Yeremy Pino: Can be a mixed bag but offers real threat, as he showed with his splendid free-kick that went down as a Donnarumma own goal. 6
Jorgen Strand Larsen: Worked hard but lost the physical battle with Dias. Had one first-half chance but failed to convert. Disappointing. 5
Subs:
Guessand (on 63, Strand Larsen), Gozo (on 68, Pino), McNeil (on 68, Nketiah), Disasi (on Tomiyasu 74) Mingueza (on 74, Khalaili)
Subs not used: Benitez, Munoz, Lerma, Hughes
Gianluigi Donnarumma: Hardly overworked but made a crucial early save from Nketiah as Palace threatened. 6
Abdukodir Khusanov: Showed his versatility at right-back. Lightning pace. 6
Ruben Dias: Rock solid and untroubled. Brushed aside any challenges. 7
Josko Gvardiol: Figured at left-back but was always willing to lend his weight to City’s attacking forays. 6
Nico O’Reilly: Elegant and showed lots of classy touches in a role further forward. 7
Elliot Anderson: Always demanding the ball and ready to put his body on the line in the physical exchanges. Settling in. 7
Marc Guehi: Warm welcome on his return to Selhurst Park, playing in central defence as opposed to his previous role in midfield. 6
Phil Foden: Missed a big first-half chance when he should have scored but played a part in Cherki’s first goal. Lively at times. 6
Rayan Cherki: Glorious touches and dribbling skills, capped with a touch of genius and arrogance for his goals. 8
Antoine Semenyo: Provided the inviting cross for Haaland’s first goal. Always a threat. 7
Erling Haaland: Off the mark with a trademark header and a powerhouse finish. Scored in all six of his Premier League appearances at Selhurst Park. 7
Subs:
Kovacic (on 75, Gvardiol), McAidoo (on 82 Cherki), Bouaddi (on Anderson 82), Reis (on 89, Khusanov), Braithwaite (on 89, O’Reilly)
Subs not used: Ruli, Ait-Nouri, Echeverri, Lewis
Number: 10 R. CherkiAverage rating 8.55
8.55- Crystal Palace (active)
- Manchester City
Number: 20 A. WhartonAverage Rating: 6.25Number: 1 D. HendersonAverage Rating: 5.44Number: 10 Yéremy PinoAverage Rating: 5.28Number: 17 T. TomiyasuAverage Rating: 5.22Number: 25 A. KhalailiAverage Rating: 5.20Number: 18 D. KamadaAverage Rating: 5.13Number: 3 T. MitchellAverage Rating: 5.10Number: 6 J. CanvotAverage Rating: 4.88Number: 26 C. RichardsAverage Rating: 4.77Number: 9 E. NketiahAverage Rating: 4.71Number: 22 J. Strand LarsenAverage Rating: 4.71Number: 5 A. DisasiAverage Rating: 4.49Number: 29 E. GuessandAverage Rating: 4.47Number: 12 Z. GozoAverage Rating: 4.34Number: 11 D. McNeilAverage Rating: 4.31Number: 30 Óscar MinguezaAverage Rating: 4.25Back to team tabsNumber: 10 R. CherkiAverage Rating: 8.55Number: 9 E. HaalandAverage Rating: 8.09Number: 42 A. SemenyoAverage Rating: 7.37Number: 47 P. FodenAverage Rating: 7.37Number: 32 A. BouaddiAverage Rating: 7.18Number: 33 N. O’ReillyAverage Rating: 7.15Number: 6 M. GuéhiAverage Rating: 7.13Number: 5 E. AndersonAverage Rating: 7.11Number: 3 Rúben DiasAverage Rating: 6.93Number: 24 J. GvardiolAverage Rating: 6.91Number: 45 A. KhusanovAverage Rating: 6.80Number: 56 R. McAidooAverage Rating: 6.70Number: 8 M. KovačićAverage Rating: 6.59Number: 61 K. BraithwaiteAverage Rating: 6.54Number: 22 Vitor ReisAverage Rating: 6.40Number: 1 G. DonnarummaAverage Rating: 6.36Back to team tabs
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
