Manchester City 3 Crystal Palace: City player ratings as City keep the title race running

Manchester City 3 Crystal Palace: City player ratings as City keep the title race running Manchester City 3 (Antoine Semenyo 31′, Omar Marmoush 40′, Savinho 83′) Crystal Palace 0 Here are the City player ratings and match report as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 tonight at the Etihad Stadium to maintain the pressure on Arsenal in the title race. First half goals from Antoine Semenyo and Omar Marmoush set City on their way. A late goal from Savinho wrapped up all three points for Pep Guardiola’s side.

There were plenty of positives to come out of the match for Manchester City, the performances of Phil Foden and Savinho being two. The successful return of Josko Gvardiol and his performance was also great to see. When the starting lineups were announced , Pep Guardiola had six changes to the starting eleven that beat Brentford.

With the FA Cup final against Chelsea on the horizon, Guardiola took the opportunity to rotate his squad for tonight’s game. The biggest inclusion was Josko Gvardiol. Gvardiol returned for his first start since he suffered a right tibial fracture against Chelsea in January.

There was more than enough quality in the Manchester City starting eleven despite Guardiola rotating his squad. First half. Manchester City knew the equation when the match kicked off.