Doku And Foden Get 8.5 | Manchester City Players Rated In Solid Win Vs Napoli | OneFootball

Manchester City entertained Napoli at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a positive result at home in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s men made a good start to the game and found themselves at a numerical advantage in the 21st minute when Giovanni Di Lorenzo was sent off by the referee. The Mancunian giants went into the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.

Erling Haaland opened the goal-scoring in the 56th minute before Jeremy Doku put the match to bed just nine minutes later. The contest finished with Man City securing a solid 2-0 win at the Etihad.

Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against Napoli.

GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 7/10

He made one good save at the back and earned an easy clean sheet tonight.

RB: Abdukodir Khusanov – 7/10

Khusanov was solid when defending inside his half but offered very little going forward.

CB: Ruben Dias – 7/10

He did enough to keep the opposition attackers quiet during the 90 minutes.

CB: Josko Gvardiol – 7.5/10

Gvardiol won the ball back a few times and was a threat at the other end of the pitch.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Jeremy Doku of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and SSC Napoli at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

LB: Nico O’Reilly – 7/10

He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.

CDM: Rodri – 8/10

Rodri anchored the midfield with conviction and made some decent chances in the final third.

RW: Bernardo Silva – 7/10

He caught the eye at times on both halves, but there was no goal for him.

CM: Phil Foden – 8.5/10

Foden engineered a lot of good chances for his teammates to score and ended the game with an assist to his name.

CM: Tijjani Reijnders – 7/10

He was a real menace in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.

LW: Jeremy Doku – 8.5/10

Doku caused a lot of problems for his marker and managed to score with a good finish in the 65th minute.

ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10

Haaland was a real handful for the opposition defenders and managed to score the opener in the 56th minute.

Substitutes:

CM: Nico Gonzalez – 6.5/10

He earned the ball back once.

RW: Savinho – 6/10

His impact on the game was minimal.

CB: Nathan Ake – 6/10

He was solid at the back.

RW: Oscar Bobb – 6/10

Bobb struggled to get into the flow of the game.