Man City player ratings vs Villarreal with five 8/10s as Erling Haaland great

Manchester City player ratings as goals from Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva gave Pep Guardiola's side a 2-0 win in the Champions League

Manchester City outclassed Villarreal to pick up three important points in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola's side move onto seven points from three games after a 2-0 win that saw the manager make four changes from the weekend win over Everton.

One of those was instrumental in the first goal, with Rico Lewis running onto a Savinho ball and squaring for the prolific Erling Haaland to score for a 12th consecutive game. Another then ended Haaland's streak of scoring every City goal as Bernardo Silva headed in from a Savinho cross.

That gave City a healthy cushion to take into the second half and while they had a few scares that included a rattling of the post late on another clean sheet for Gianluigi Donnarumma keeps the momentum going for the Blues. Here are the player ratings from the Manchester Evening News.

Donnarumma: Made an important save in the second half to keep City in control, and was alert all evening. 8

Nunes: Brilliant at the back and even better working forward with Lewis and Savinho in the first half. 8

Dias: A harsh booking in the second half but otherwise kept on top of Villarreal threats with minimum fuss. 7

Stones: A class act strolling into midfield to help City whenever they were in possession, while knowing when he had to get back. 7

Gvardiol: A few sloppy passes drew Guardiola's ire on the touchline and he is still settling into the season. 6

Gonzalez: Looked good with terrific awareness of everything around him, although a concern that he had to hobble off. 7

Silva: Scored a goal and isn't called Haaland! Better than usual in attack and some key tackles from further back. 8

Lewis: Ran the game in the first half with Savinho, even if his influence faded as the second period wore on. 7

Savinho: One of his best games for City, with a big hand in two goals and nearly getting on the scoresheet as well. 8

Doku: Squandered an early chance in the box and wasn't able to have the same success as his fellow winger. 6

Haaland: A goal, inevitably, and he kept going all game in another all-action performance. The form of his life continues. 8

Substitutes

Kovacic (for Gonzalez, 57) Some excellent balls through for Haaland and others. 7

Reijnders (for Lewis, 72) He can carry the ball out of danger, but sometimes runs into it. 6

Bobb (for Doku, 72) Little to report. 6

Marmoush (for Savinho, 86) No time. 6

Cherki (for Haaland, 86) No time. 6

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