Man City Player Ratings Vs. Swansea: Overlooked Stars Deliver Nervy Win

A precocious victor from Omar Marmoush lifted Manchester City to a 3–1 triumph complete Swansea and into nan Carabao Cup quarterfinals.

The Cityzens sewage disconnected to a less-than-ideal commencement successful South Wales erstwhile Gonçalo Franco coiled location a stunning onslaught to return nan early lead successful beforehand of an elated location crowd. Pep Guardiola’s men grew into nan game, though, and yet took afloat power astatine Swansea.com Stadium.

Goals from Jérémy Doku, Marmoush and Rayan Cherki were capable to unafraid nan triumph for a Man City broadside lacking astir of its superstars, including Erling Haaland. The triumph extended nan Cityzens’ unbeaten streak to 16 games against Swansea, ending nan hosts’ dreams of Carabao Cup glory.

Man City, connected nan different hand, will proceed their quest to bring location their record-ninth Carabao Cup.

Jérémy Doku opened nan scoring for Manchester CIty. / Michael Steele/Getty Images

*Ratings Provided by FotMob*

GK: James Trafford—6.8: Barely tested each night, but made a important prevention to support Swansea from taking a two-goal lead successful nan first half.

RB: Rico Lewis—7.6: Nervy almost each clip he was called upon successful defence. Lewis looked overmuch much comfortable erstwhile he sewage to characteristic successful nan attack.

CB: Abdukodir Khusanov—6.7: Produced a lackluster capacity that will beryllium remembered for nearly gifting Swansea a extremity pinch a horrible pass retired nan back.

CB: Nathan Aké—7.3: Spent astir of nan lucifer strolling astir arsenic his squad took nan crippled to Swansea.

LB: Rayan Aït-Nouri—8.4: Got bested successful nan buildup to Swansea’s lone goal, but put his caput down and bounced back, particularly successful nan attack.

DM: Nico González—8.3: Clinical outing for nan Spaniard. González completed nan astir passes, had nan astir tackles and won nan astir duels successful nan match.

RW: Oscar Bobb—7.3: Predictable pinch nan shot astatine his feet. Bobb routinely tried to dribble past 2 defenders astatine each opportunity and mislaid possession much often than not.

AM: Divine Mukasa—6.9: Struggled to get involved. What Mukasa lacked successful creativity, though, he made up for pinch his admirable activity rate.

AM: Rayan Cherki—9.1: Pulled nan strings of Man City’s attack. Had he not been fto down by his teammates connected much than 1 occasion, Cherki would person ended nan nighttime pinch much than 2 extremity contributions.

LW: Jérémy Doku—8.5: Dazzled down nan near flank each nighttime long. Doku was nan astir vulnerable man connected nan transportation and was rewarded pinch a goal.

ST: Omar Marmoush—8.0: Made up for a quiet opening 45 minutes pinch a lively 2nd half that resulted successful City’s winner.

Subs not used: Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Marcus Bettinelli (GK), Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Kalvin Phillips, Savinho.

Swansea (5-4-1)

Starting XI: Andy Fisher; Josh Key, Kaelan Casey, Cameron Burgess, Ishé Samuels-Smith, Josh Tymon; Melker Widell, Gonçalo Franco, Ethan Galbraith, Zeidane Inoussa; Adam Idah.

Subs used: Žan Vipotnik, Ronald Pereira, Jay Fulton, Manuel Benson, Liam Cullen.

Player of nan Match: Rayan Cherki

Swansea 1–3 Man City—How It Unfolded astatine Swansea.com Stadium

Rayan Cherki was nan champion playmaker connected nan pitch. / Dan Mullan/Getty Images

To nary surprise, Man City kicked disconnected nan crippled looking cool and assured successful possession successful South Wales. Guardiola’s wide changed XI were successful afloat power of nan game, but posed small threat successful nan early stages.

It was a azygous infinitesimal of magic from Franco that disrupted nan Cityzens’ start. Josh Key fearlessly took connected and outclassed Rayan Aït-Nouri earlier uncovering an unmarked Franco astatine nan apical of nan box. The midfielder past coiled location a superb onslaught to put Swansea up 1–0 successful nan 12th minute.

Man City erstwhile again grabbed power of nan game, sending nan hosts chasing aft nan shot pinch each speedy walk they strung together. Yet a deficiency of inventiveness kept nan English giants alternatively stagnant wrong Swansea’s half, looking for illustration a squad pinch zero ideas to penetrate nan Championship side’s defence.

Patience from nan visitors yet paid off. Just minutes aft Cherki saw his effort from close-range denied by nan woodwork, Jérémy Doku recovered nan breakthrough for Man City. The winger utilized his velocity to rustle by Franco and past trim wrong nan box, wherever he unleashed a right-footed strike.

A deflection from Cameron Burgress steered nan shot into nan backmost of nan net, helping Guardiola’s men spell into halftime level.

Man City came retired of nan passageway pinch their sights group firmly connected goal. The Cityzens applied suffocating pressure, pinning Swansea wrong their ain half. Yet for each their efforts, a go-ahead extremity evaded nan visitors.

Still, it felt for illustration only a matter of clip earlier nan 10-time English champions sewage retired successful front. Marmoush yet played leader successful South Wales successful nan 77th minute; nan Egyptian guardant smashed a powerful changeable into nan tile of nan nett from a tight angle, beating Andy Fisher adjacent post.

The goal, which was Marmoush’s first of nan season, was capable unsocial to nonstop Man City done to nan Carabao Cup quarterfinals. Cherki, though, made judge location was nary chance astatine Swansea getting backmost into nan crippled pinch a stoppage-time strike, officially sealing nan victory.

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