AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester City Player Ratings as The Cherries end Man City’s 32-game unbeaten run

Bournemouth have handed Manchester City their first league defeat of this year’s Premier League campaign at the Vitality stadium and ended their 32-game unbeaten streak. The Cityzens fell 2-1 to Andoni Iraola’s side, which capped a very promising display throughout the 90 minutes.

The hosts took the lead with the help of Antoni Semenyo in the ninth minute after he turned and put an effort part Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson. The Cherries’ second goal was scored by Evanilson after Milos Kerkez’s cross found his in the Manchester City box.

The Cherries were very dominant in the game as Manchester City recorded their first shot on target in the 80th minute. Just two minutes later Josko Gvardiol’s header brought one back for City but was not enough to save them from the defeat.

Let’s have a look at AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City player ratings

AFC Bournemouth Player Ratings vs Manchester City

Goalkeeper

Mark Travers: 7.2/10

Mark Travers put up a great performance, conceding just a single goal against star-studded attackers of City. He saved three shots in the game and displayed decent distribution skills in the game.

Defenders

Milos Kerkez: 8.5/10

He had a great game on the left side of the pitch moving up and down the pitch. Assisted both goals. He provided an inch-perfect pass into the feet of Semenyo for the first goal. Gave an early skipping cross for the second goal which was converted by Evanilson. He was also involved in five defensive actions

Marcos Senesi: 7.6/10

Had a great game at the heart of the defence for his team maintaining 82 per cent passing accuracy for his team. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made five clearances for his team.

Illia Zabarnyi: 6.5/10

Zabarnyi had a decent display against the likes of Haaland, Foden, Silva and others. He maintained a passing accuracy of 93 per cent and was involved in eight defensive actions.

Adam Smith: 7.1/10

The English right-back had a great game contributing to both the defence as well as in attack. He was involved in 10 defensive actions and also took a shot on goal.

Midfielders

Ryan Christie: 6.8/10

Ryan Christie was taken off around the 65th-minute mark and was shown a yellow card for clumsily falling into Phil Foden from behind. He maintained a passing accuracy of 88 percent and recovered five balls for his team.

Lewis Cook: 7.0/10

Played a good game as a defensive midfielder maintaining passing accuracy of around 87 percent. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Justin Kluivert: 7.2/10

The Dutch attacking midfielder had a good game up front with three shots on goal. He also created two chances for his team.

Attackers

Marcus Tavernier: 6.9/10

He was subbed off around the 90-minute mark after a decent game at the left wing. He had a single shot on goal and created a chance for his team.

Antoine Semenyo:

Scored the first goal of the match. He managed to finish Kerkez’s cross after controlling it and turning with Gvardiol.

Evanilson: 7.6/10

Evanilson did really well with his positioning in the attack. He had two shots on goal. Scored the second goal moving the ball down the left wing quickly after Semenyo left in for him.

Substitutes

Tyler Adams: 6.4/10

Subbed on in place of Ryan Christie around the 66th minute mark and had a decent game maintaining a passing accuracy of 86 percent.

David Brooks: 6.2/10

Replaced Kluivert around the 77th minute and was not able to contribute much.

Enes Unal: 6.0/10

He came on to replace Evanilson and did not have much of an impact.

Deab Huijsen: N/A.

Manager

Andoni Iraola: 7/10

His team gave a superb performance giving a rare defeat to the Citizens in the Premier League. They took a two goal lead in the game and was able to take three points despite tremendous pressure and conceding a goal.

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Manchester City Player Ratings vs AFC Bournemouth

Goalkeeper

Ederson: 6.6/10-

Would be disappointed for the loss despite giving a good performance. He saved four shots while conceding two. His distribution was great throughout the game.

Defenders

Josko Gvardiol: 7.8/10

The Croatian had a decent game as a left-back. He contributed both in defence as well as in attack. He scored the only goal for Manchester City.

Nathan Ake: 5.9/10

Had an average game in the defence despite maintaining a passing accuracy of 97 percent. He was involved in just a single defensive action and made two recoveries for his team.

Manuel Akanji: 6.1/10

Had a normal display but was good with his passing. He was involved in three defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Kyle Walker: 6.0/10

The English right back had an average game creating just a single chance for his team. In defence, he was involved in five defensive actions.

Midfielders

Mateo Kovacic: 6.2/10

He played in as the solo holding midfielder for his team and had three shots on goal. He also made key interceptions for his side apart from making three recoveries.

Matheus Nunes: 7.3/10

The Portuguese left winger was a headache for the cherries as he continued to exert pressure throughout the game. He created five chances for his team and made three passes into the final third.

Ilkay Gundogan: 7.5/10

The German midfielder played the role of a box-to-box midfielder and was decent. He assisted the goal and created two chances for his team. Around the dying moments of the game he was superb in search of the equaliser.

Attackers

Phil Foden: 7.0/10

The English right winger also showed his prowess in attack but was not clinical enough. He had four shots on goal and created two chances for his team.

Bernardo Silva: 7.1/10

He was a crucial presence in the attacking third with his twists and turns. He had a shot on goal and also created a chance for his team.

Erling Haaland: 6.6/10

Had an average game as he missed a whole lot of opportunities in the attacking third. He had six shots on goal, the most by any player in the match.

Substitutes

Rico Lewis: 6.5/10

Rico Lewis was brought in place of Nathan Ake with around 17 minutes of play left. He helped the team in creating more attacks in the last quarter of the game.

Jeremy Doku: N/A- Substituted Ilkay Gundogan in place of him in the 85th minute.

Manager

Pep Guardiola: 6/10

The Spanish tactician would not have expected the defeat but his team was very much poor in front of goal and would have expected to be more clinical.

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