This Sunday, at the Etihad Stadium, midfielder Phil Foden shone with two goals, leading the Citizens to a thrilling 3-1 victory over West Ham. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Phil Foden (1′ 1T and 17′ 1T) and Rodri (13′ 2T). While the away goal was scored by Mohammed Kudus (41′ 1T).
Phil Foden distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The Manchester City midfielder scored 2 goals, made 69 correct passes and looked for the opposite goal with 6 shots.
Another important player in the match was Rodri. The Manchester City midfielder was the author of 1 goal, made 118 correct passes, removed 2 balls and finished on goal 3 times.
The match stood out for its intensity and the fouls committed during the match. There was only one card, in the 75th minute of the second half Edson Álvarez received a yellow card.
Man City’s technical director, Josep Guardiola, proposed a 4-5-1 strategy with Stefan Ortega in goal; Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji and Josko Gvardiol on the defensive line; Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku in the middle; and Erling Haaland in attack.
For their part, those led by David Moyes stood with a 3-4-3 formation with Alphonse Areola between the three sticks; Kurt Zouma, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Aaron Cresswell in defense; Vladimir Coufal, James Ward-Prowse, Tomás Soucek and Emerson in the midfield; and Mohammed Kudus, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paquetá up front.
The judge selected for the match at the Etihad Stadium was John Brooks.
After the match, the local team is left with 91 points and first in the standings. While the visit has 52 units and occupies ninth place in the tournament.
Changes at Manchester City
- 70′ 2T – Manuel Obafemi Akanji left for Nathan Benjamin Aké and Emerson Palmieri Dos Santos for Edson Omar Álvarez Velázquez
- 90′ 2T – Philip Walter Foden came off for Mateo Kovacic
Changes at West Ham United
- 80′ 2T – Michail Gregory Antonio came out for George Earthy
- 85′ 2T – Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima came out for Daniel William John Ings
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