Player Ratings: Jeremy Doku Shines as Man City Smash Liverpool | OneFootball

Player Ratings: Man City 3-0 Liverpool

Manchester City delivered a commanding 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium, a result that underlined their sharpness and exposed clear issues for Arne Slot’s side. With both clubs chasing momentum this season, this fixture was billed as a benchmark for where each team stands. City were clinical and composed, while Liverpool struggled to match their intensity for long spells.

Match Flow And Big Moments

Pep Guardiola celebrated his 1000th match in management and his side ensured the occasion was worthy of the milestone. Erling Haaland saw an early penalty saved, yet he needed only moments to recover as he headed City into a 1-0 lead. From that point on, City controlled the tempo.

Jeremy Doku was the standout performer. His direct running unsettled Liverpool repeatedly and his long range strike sealed the 3-0 scoreline. Liverpool had flashes of quality but lacked rhythm in key areas, especially in transition and final third play. Virgil van Dijk did have the ball in the net before it was ruled out, but City’s grip on the match never loosened.

Man City Player Ratings

Gianluigi Donnarumma 7Matheus Nunes 8Ruben Dias 8Josko Gvardiol 7Nico O’Reilly 8Bernardo Silva 7Nico Gonzalez 8Rayan Cherki 6Phil Foden 6Jeremy Doku 10Erling Haaland 9Savinho 7Omar Marmoush N/AManager Pep Guardiola 9

Liverpool Player Ratings

Giogi Mamardashvili 5Conor Bradley 7Ibrahima Konate 5Virgil van Dijk 6Andy Robertson 7Ryan Gravenberch 5Alexis Mac Allister 5Mohamed Salah 6Dominik Szoboszlai 7Florian Wirtz 6Hugo Ekitike 5Milos Kerkez 5Cody Gakpo 6Curtis Jones 6Joe Gomez N/AFederico Chiesa N/AManager Arne Slot 6

What This Means For Both Clubs

For City, this performance reinforced their rhythm and their ability to manage big fixtures with maturity and precision. Doku’s evolution into a match winner adds another dimension to their attacking unit and Guardiola’s milestone evening reflected the consistency that has defined his tenure.

Liverpool leave Manchester with more questions than answers. Slot has already delivered a Premier League title, however this result showed clear gaps. The midfield lacked cohesion, the defensive line struggled with City’s rotations and the forwards failed to stretch the hosts consistently.