Premier League Player Ratings: Manchester City vs Arsenal – Manchester City
Arsenal took on Manchester City in the Premier League, in a game that was being built up as the biggest of the season.
Going into the game, Arsenal were on a roll, having won eight of their last Premier League games. On the other hand, City were looking to come back from their loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and reclaim their spot at the top of the Premier League table.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699: the keeper was displaying some of the best form of his life. He made a number of fine saves and kept the Gunners from getting back into the game until the very last minute of the match.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 busy throughout the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vincent-Kompany-c36184: The defender was up to pace with the Gunners forwards and kept making crucial tackles and interceptions throughout the game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Zabaleta-c29022: The defender was quiet early on, but then went on to grow into the game. He even hit the post with a fine effort.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kolo-c21278 Toure: Arguably the weakest City defender on display, but he still managed to make a number of crucial interceptions and kept Ramsey from scoring a goal in the first half.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Barry-c14423: The holding midfielder distributed the ball brilliantly and made a number of good tackles.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601: Scored the winning goal and used his trickery and passing ability to open up the Gunners time and time again during the game. However, he seemed to be a little restricted during the game.
Yaya Toure: Didn’t make any notable contributions during the game, but went on to keep the Gunners midfielders busy throughout the game.
Kun Aguero: The City forward was back to his best in the game. He went on to test Szczesny on a number of occasions and seemed to be intent on getting his name on the score sheet. However, he just couldn’t find a way past the Gunners keeper and ended the
game without a goal to his name.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937: The Italian forward went on to give a hundred and ten percent during the game and came awfully close to scoring on a number of occasions. It was the strikers initial shot that caused problems in the Arsenal area and resulted in the only
goal in the game.
All in all, Balotelli could arguably be considered to be the man of the match, based on how he performed during the game.
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