Man City player ratings vs Al Hilal with two 5/10s in seven-goal thriller in Club World Cup

Manchester City were knocked retired of the Club World Cup aft blowing a pb against Al Hilal successful the biggest upset of the tournament. Al Hilal reversed a 1-0 shortage to pb 2-1 successful the last-16 clash and yet got the occupation done successful other time.

To their credit, City fought backmost twice; Erling Haaland rapidly equalised successful the 2nd fractional but cipher could find a victor successful mean time. That sent the crippled into other time, and Kalidou Koulibaly enactment Al Hilal backmost successful beforehand to permission the Blues staring astatine elimination again.

However, substitutes Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden combined for different equaliser but past Marcos Leonardo bagged the winner. Here are the subordinate ratings from the Manchester Evening News:

Ederson: Some decent saves but ended up conceding four, which ne'er looks bully for a 'keeper. Could helium person got much connected the winner? 5

Nunes: Plenty to similar going forward, not excessively overmuch earlier that but the squad got worse aft helium was taken off. 6

Dias: Lucky not to springiness distant a reckless punishment successful the 2nd fractional and showed indecision erstwhile helium needed to measurement up. 5

Gvardiol: Booked successful the archetypal fractional and incapable to halt Al Hilal from turning the crippled connected its caput earlier helium was taken off. 6

Ait-Nouri: Terrific one-two with Reijnders to acceptable up the opening goal, though helium did permission plentifulness of abstraction that Al Hilal exploited. 7

Silva: His good attacking signifier continued with a beauteous tally for Reijnders and helium popped up everyplace but adjacent helium ran retired of energy. 7

Gundogan: Looked quicker successful the archetypal fractional than helium had each season, afloat of moving and invention successful the last third. 7

Reijnders: Smart enactment for the archetypal extremity arsenic his fantabulous commencement to beingness with City continues. 7

Savinho: Looked regularly unsafe for plentifulness of the game, truthful should beryllium a disappointment that helium wasn't capable to people oregon assistance a extremity today. 6

Doku: Bright erstwhile again, utilizing his trickery to slalom done defenders. Couldn't find a decisive contribution, though. 6

Haaland: Enjoyed playing receiver again arsenic helium teed up teammates earlier picking up different extremity to equalise. 7

Substitutes

Rodri (for Gundogan, 54) Looked to settee seamlessly but his passes got looser arsenic helium bushed and helium was taken disconnected successful other time. 6

Ake (for Gvardiol, 54) Such a menace from corners successful absorption boxes, though that matters little erstwhile antiaircraft set-pieces aren't bully enough. 6

Akanji (for Nunes, 56) An important artifact successful the 2nd half, though little of an attacking menace than Nunes. 6

Cherki (for Reijnders, 91) What a transportation for Foden to equalise again! 7

Marmoush (for Haaland, 91) Unable to pb the enactment arsenic Haaland had. 6

Foden (for Rodri, 101) Brilliant extremity minutes aft coming connected the pitch. 7

Not used: Ortega, Bettinelli, Stones, Reis, O'Reilly, Khusanov, Gonzalez, Bobb

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