Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool: Key Stats and Player Ratings

Modified Dec 27, 2013 05:03 GMT

Manchester City

Joe Hart (28): Could do little about Coutinho’s opener and produced a great save later in the first half to deny the same player at a key time in the game.

Pablo Zabaleta (-24): Put three crosses into the box, but didn’t find a City player with any of them.

Vincent Kompany (42): Made 6 clearances and won all three of his headed duels, including City’s all important opening goal.

Joleon Lescott (7): Was unsuccessful in two of the four tackles that he attempted, and also committed two fouls

Kolarov (48): Created three chances, comprised of two key crosses and a key pass.

Fernandinho (14): Completed 93% of his passes, but only one of his seven attempts at a tackle was succesful

Yaya Touré (-10): Completed 66 passes- joint with David Silva as the most of any player on the pitch – but was below par defensively, with just the one tackle, one interception and one clearance.

Jesús Navas (39): Made two key passes and put six crosses into the Liverpool box.

David Silva (60): A constant thorn in Liverpool’s side in the first half, Silva produced three key passes during the opening 45 minutes but none in the second half.

Samir Nasri (97): Completed 50 of his 53 attempted passes, an accuracy of 93%.

Alvaro Negredo (34): Scored City’s winner with one of four shots on goal.

Substitutes:

James Milner (2): On for 19 minutes and made seven of his nine passes.

Edin Dzeko (4): Not on for long, but managed to get one shot away and make six passes.

Javi Garcia (3): Only touched the ball once. On the plus side, that one tackle means he had a 100% tackle success rate …

Liverpool:

Simon Mignolet (-1) : Produced an error in a big game and was culpable for City’s winner, having been so solid for the rest of the season so far.

Glen Johnson (-20): Quiet. Made two clearances and 27 passes.

Martin Skrtel (35): Didn’t misplace the ball, finishing the game with a 100% pass accuracy. He also won six of nine headed duels, but lost out on both duels with Kompany at Manchester City corners.

Mohamed Sakho (24): Made nine clearances and three tackles.

Aly Cissokho (15): A risky selection given his form and fitness, Cissokho was solid enough and made 91% of his passes.

Lucas (28): Made a staggering 97% of his passes (63/65) before being substituted.

Joe Allen (8): Failed to impose himself on possession, making the fewest passes of Liverpool’s central midfield trio. He made just 59% of the number of passes that Yaya Toure completed.

Jordan Henderson (-5): Quieter than recent weeks, Henderson was successful in just one of his four attempted tackles.

Raheem Sterling (11): Assisted Coutinho’s opener but really should have given his side a share of the points with a second half chance.

Coutinho (33): Gave Liverpool the lead with a neat finish from a tight angle and was unlucky not to score again at the end of a flowing first half move.

Luis Suárez (47): Liverpool’s most dangerous player, Suarez took five shots at Joe Hart’s goal, completed four take ons and set up three Liverpool chances.