{"id":1124838,"date":"2020-01-12T18:28:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1124838"},"modified":"2020-01-12T18:47:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T18:47:48","slug":"aston-villa-man-city-player-ratings-de-bruyne-mahrez-drinkwater","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/aston-villa-man-city-player-ratings-de-bruyne-mahrez-drinkwater\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Operating on another level&#8221; \u2013 Every player rated as Man City dismantle Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-g7y4n810fw4wzdamc68le0lw4q2ac1s3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Manchester City<\/span> inflicted a humbling 6-1 defeat on an Aston Villa side that are now firmly entrenched in a relegation battle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-oq9e64xry0djsv6nb8ycsarweuyhgj4e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Pep Guardiola<\/span>&#8216;s men were at their ruthless and irresistible best with <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-2sby4lnc93tmkapney6e8ftd47iwsqjm\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/kevin_de_bruyne\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/span> shining in the middle of the park.\u00a0Sergio Aguero grabbed a record hat-trick whilst Riyad Mahrez helped himself to two goals.<\/p>\n<p>As for Villa, who got a late\u00a0consolation goal through Anwar El Ghazi, it&#8217;s a game to quickly forget as they now find themselves in the danger zone with 16 matches remaining this season.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the players rated at Villa Park:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7474366\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Aston Villa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong> \u00d8rjan Nyland &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Unfortunate to be on the receiving end as City turned on the style. Nothing he could really do.\u00a0An outing to forget.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ezri Konsa &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>On an individual level, carried out his duties well, the scoreline &#8211; as painful as it is &#8211; shouldn&#8217;t overshadow that.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kortney Hause &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>He would have learnt so much from this experience particularly when up against the movement of De Bruyne, that aside put in a decent showing when all things considered.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1124873\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/aston-villa-man-city-aguero-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1124873\" class=\"wp-image-1124873 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/12182409\/villa-man-city-five-things.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1124873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/aston-villa-man-city-aguero-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five things learned as Man City reclaim second place<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tyrone Mings &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Attempted to keep those around him compact but could do nothing against City&#8217;s irresistible attack.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Ahmed Elmohamady &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Started lively, but as soon as the visitors grabbed hold of the game Elmohamady&#8217;s influence would start to wane.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Danny Drinkwater &#8211; 3 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Left for dead by his former Leicester City championship-winning teammate for City&#8217;s opening goal before being caught napping for Mahrez&#8217;s second. He&#8217;s not played in a while and it showed.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Douglas Luiz &#8211; 4 &#8211; <\/strong>Largely anonymous, but that was to be expected once <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4g23x9zrr4jk4052mc564bv5y03iayi5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/kevin_de_bruyne\">De Bruyne<\/span> and company took charge of the midfield battle.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conor Hourihane &#8211; 5 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Been in good nick of late, but this is one game to forget for the Irishman.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Neil Taylor &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Had no answer to Cancelo&#8217;s frequent bursts forward. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Grealish &#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Barely in the game and his side needed him to. Grealish was simply overwhelmed and may already be considering where he will be playing next season.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester City have recorded their biggest away win in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the best from the Premier League Champions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EU0vWy0VLL\">pic.twitter.com\/EU0vWy0VLL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1216424504588750849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anwar El Ghazi &#8211; 5 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Villa&#8217;s only goal threat, had two shots at Ederson but was unable to make the Brazilian sweeper-keeper sweat though did score a 90th minute\u00a0consolation penalty.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marvelous Nakamba <\/strong>(for Luiz 65) <strong>&#8211; 4-\u00a0<\/strong>Could do nothing to hold back City&#8217;s constant waves of attack.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tr\u00e9z\u00e9guet <\/strong>(for Hourihane 71) <strong>&#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Won a late penalty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henri Lansbury <\/strong>(for Drinkwater 79) <strong>&#8211; N\/A &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A late sub.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Vardy?!\u2019 Leicester City fans quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZIJFvhTvhg?start=40&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Man City<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong> Ederson &#8211; 7 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A welcome return to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-00234m14c60k6dgwtwh7tpho3x6ctca0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> action. Couldn&#8217;t have asked for a more straightforward game.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jo\u00e3o Cancelo &#8211; 7 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Spent as much time in Villa&#8217;s half as his own. Completed four take-ons, more than anyone on the field. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fernandinho &#8211; 7 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Played his role to a tee. Even completed a &#8216;tactical foul&#8217; to deny an onrushing Grealish in the second half.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No player has been directly involved in more goals (21) in the Premier League this season than Kevin De Bruyne.<\/p>\n<p>Unstoppable. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9OaHRBd5Sr\">pic.twitter.com\/9OaHRBd5Sr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1216408883712921601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong> John Stones &#8211; 7 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Got on the ball plenty of times and relished his role in building City&#8217;s attacks from the back.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Mendy &#8211; 7 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Had the freedom of City&#8217;s left flank and joined their attack as much as possible. His marauding pinned Villa&#8217;s wide men back as <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wq8elbgdscrm8tjo1lmalpb8c72tfl4m\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span>&#8216;s men controlled proceedings.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Rodri &#8211; 7 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Kept things ticking over as he sat in front of City&#8217;s defence. Rodri was seldom tested by an opposition midfield bereft of ideas.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kxql7qq973jcoumwzcsm2tdnlgz5x6qg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/kevin_de_bruyne\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/span> &#8211; 9 &#8211; <\/strong>Showed incredible positional awareness in the build-up for City&#8217;s opener and his sensational cross for Gabriel Jesus was par for the course.\u00a0De Bruyne is operating on another level.\u00a0He&#8217;s now six away from matching Thierry Henry&#8217;s record for most assists in a <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hbrr79zfoo8twad0b0pmz5a3u6x25ufd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> season.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> David Silva &#8211; 8 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Recently turned 34 but Silva turned back the clocks today, created opportunities for his teammates and was\u00a0rewarded with a well-deserved assist.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1216417237504077824<\/p>\n<p><strong> Riyad Mahrez &#8211; 8 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A stunningly clever finish to put City in front. Before (fortunately) grabbing another. Whenever the Algerian winger has been picked to start he&#8217;s rarely let his manager down.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sergio Ag\u00fcero &#8211; 10 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Helped himself to the buffet Villa laid out for City by registering his 11th league goal of the season. A trademark ferocious strike which Nyland could do nothing about. Aguero&#8217;s second saw him become the league&#8217;s most\u00a0prolific foreign goalscorer. His third\u00a0ensured a record-breaking 12th <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0svytfgt6cozdy7it7bsj30gjzk94qtf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> hat-trick.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel Jesus &#8211; 8 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Wasn&#8217;t going to be left out, the apprentice followed in Aguero&#8217;s steps by also getting himself on the scoresheet, much of that goal belonged to De Bruyne&#8217;s scrumptious cross which Jesusslotted home.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sergio Ag\u00fcero becomes the all-time top-scoring foreign player in Premier League history with 176 goals. ?<\/p>\n<p>An outstanding record. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sWl2Xjpz0i\">pic.twitter.com\/sWl2Xjpz0i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1216416272117850115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi <\/strong>(for De Bruyne 63) <strong>&#8211; 5 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Didn&#8217;t look troubled as he eased into the game.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Foden <\/strong>(for Fernandinho 63) <strong>&#8211; 5 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Understandably wanted to make an impact when coming on, but his eagerness wasn&#8217;t rewarded.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ilkay G\u00fcndogan <\/strong>(for Rodri 71) <strong>&#8211; 4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Foolishly gave away a stoppage time penalty to deny City a well-earned clean sheet.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City inflicted a humbling 6-1 defeat on an Aston Villa side that are now firmly entrenched in a relegation battle. 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