Player ratings from Manchester City's 6-1 demolition of Huddersfield Town

Manchester City came flying off the blocks forcing Ben Hamer into a couple of vital saves within the first couple of minutes. David Silva repeatedly found spaces inside the Huddersfield penalty box and delivered some mouth-watering crosses.

Even Benjamin Mendy looked sharp from the word go. He repeatedly made strong runs down the left flank and his trademark powerful crosses were a constant threat throughout.

It looked like an attack vs defence training routine where Huddersfield was desperately trying to deny any space. It looked like a contest of extremes.

Huddersfield had their fair share of half chances but failed to convert most of them.

Finally, City drew first blood when Ederson pinned a long ball downfield which found Aguero in an open space. It looked as if the chance is gone but the Argentine held his composure and calmly lobbed it over the top of the defender. City's lead was doubled in no time when Jesus hit a fierce low shot from the edge of the penalty box giving Hamer no chance at all.

Aguero pounced on a Goalkeeping mistake and made it 3-0 City with 10 minutes to go for the halftime and the game looked done and dusted.

Out of nowhere, the Terriers pulled one back before the halftime with Stankovic tucking in from a close range after John Stones switched off from a Huddersfield corner

Manchester City started aggressively in the second half as they did in the first.

It didn't take long for them to extend their lead after the break with David Silva curling in an absolute pitch of a free kick on the top left corner only for Hamer to watch and admire. It is an absolute delight to watch the little Spaniard operate.

The day rounded off for Sergio Aguero with a hat-trick which extended City's lead to 5-1.

The depth of this City squad is frightening with the likes of Mahrez and Sane replacing Silva and Aguero. They are looking like outright favourites to win the Premier League again.

Here is a look at the player's ratings

Huddersfield Town AFC

Manchester City v Huddersfield Town - Premier League

# 1 Ben Hamer - 3/10

For any opposing side Goalkeeper, it's always a nightmare to visit the Etihad stadium with City in this sort of mood. Despite making some good saves Ben was at fault for both Aguero's first and the second goal.

#2 Terence Kongolo, Christopher Schindler - 5/10

The defensive duo of Terence and Christopher were pegged back around their six-yard box throughout the 90 minutes with nowhere to go. They defended with their lives to stop City from scoring but failed to do so.

#3 Stankovic - 7/10

He was the standout player for Huddersfield in the entire match, not only making some crucial blocks in an uphill task against Benjamin Mendy but also scored the only goal for Huddersfield Town from a corner.

#4 Florent Handergjonaj, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Philip Billing - 6/10

Playing in the centre of a five-man midfield, their job was to stop David Silva, Bernardo Silva, and Gundogan from dictating the play but their relentless pressure made it hard for them to stop any sort of City movements even they failed to initiate any sort of counter-attacks on the other end.

#5 Chris Lowe and Tom Smith - 6/10

The left and right flanks of Huddersfield tried to provide some space going forward and made a couple of darting runs down the flanks but failed to provide any considerable threats from those movements.

#6 Alex Pritchard - 4/10

Huddersfield's No 10, Pritchard was nowhere to be seen in the match. He looked out of sorts and failed to provide any assistance for the striker.

#7 Steve Mounie - 7/10

Along with Stankovic, he was one of the best players on the field for Huddersfield and provided an aerial threat in the opposing box. He tried his best to make something out of the very few half chances that he got but overall the service to him was poor and rare.

#8 Laurent Depoitre - 5/10

He was introduced after the halftime by David Wagner because of his aerial prowess with the hope of making something out of the long balls that the Huddersfield midfield was putting forward but the City defence was up to their task and didn't let them score with a header or the second ball.

#9 Adam Diakhaby - 5/10

While the City rampage was on, David Wagner was still hoping to get something out of the game and he introduced another striker into the game which weakened them defensively somewhat and allowed City to add to their miseries.

#10 Ramadan Sobhi - 5/10

Finally, David Wagner bought in a midfielder in the dying moment of the match to save themselves from further embarrassment when the game was already over and the Huddersfield players were hoping for the final whistle to blow.

Manchester City

#1 Ederson - 7/10

The Manchester City Goalkeeper had a pretty quiet day in the office except for the Stankovic goal which he could do nothing about. He played a major role in City's opening goal where his long downfield ball found Aguero in an acre of space which he calmly buried in the back of the net.

#2 John Stones - 6/10

Stones was at fault for Huddersfield only goal where he failed to move in time to stop his man Stankovic from scoring.

#3 Vincent Kompany - 7/10

Kompany was solid throughout the match and never looked out of position. His interceptions and leadership skills craftily managed the City defence.

#4 Laporte - 7/10

It's always a challenge for any new defender to come into the Premier league and adjust immediately. But Aymeric Laporte, after his transfer to City last season looked solid from the outset. He played in the left of a three-man defence which suits him more and looked quite confident with or without the ball.

#5 Bernardo Silva - 7 / 10

Along with David Silva, Bernardo put in a stellar performance in the midfield. He was always looking for that killer forward pass and kept on finding the little pocket of spaces. Guardiola will be hoping he keeps on performing like this which will be crucial for City going forward this season.

#6 Fernandinho - 7/10

While the attacking responsibilities are more on the shoulders of the likes of David Silva and Bernardo Silva, the burden to stop any counter-attack from the opposition are on the shoulders of Fernandinho.

He is highly regarded by Pep and more often than not he puts up a decent performance in the heart of the City midfield. His overall game was quite noteworthy today with some key passes finding either Bernardo Silva or Benjamin Mendy in the flanks.

#7 Ikay Gundogan - 7/10

Along with Fernandinho he broke any sort of counter attacks from the opposition and made some crucial interventions and also looked a threat whenever City marauded forward with pace.

#8 Benjamin Mendy - 8/10

Mendy was a nuisance for the Huddersfield defence with his repeated forward runs from the left wing. He got his reward for all his efforts with an assist for Aguero's hat trick goal.

#9 Gabriel Jesus - 7/10

After coming off from the bench against Arsenal, he was willing to show his worth in the team and keep challenging for a position in the starting line up which he did when he doubled City's lead with a low driven shot from the edge of the box.

#10 David Silva - 9 / 10

City's best player on the field today by the country mile with his precise passing and movements, he was an absolute delight to watch.

# 11 Sergio Aguero - 9/10

After missing the chance to open his goalscoring account against Arsenal he was desperate to score in front of his home crowd and what a way to open your goal tally for the season. A hat-trick in front of the blue army and a celebration to look after.

Aguero is pivotal to City's title defence this season and Guardiola would want his top striker to stay fit till the end of the season.

#12 Leroy Sane, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden - 6/10

With few minutes left in the clock and the game is already done and dusted, there was hardly any time for them to make any substantial impact. However Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez had some decent chances of their own which they failed to convert to a goal.

Edited by Shambhu Ajith