Manchester City faced off against Aston Villa at Villa Park earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the sixth minute when Nicolas Jackson found the back of the net. Enzo Maresca’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Erling Haaland equalised for the visitors with a good header in the 52nd minute. However, Jackson scored again for the Villans just eight minutes later as Man City crashed to a lackluster 2-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the clash against Aston Villa.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – 5/10
He failed to make a save in the game and should have done better to prevent Jackson’s second goal.
RB: Abdukodir Khusanov – 8/10
Khusanov performed his defensive duties well and was lively going forward.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending, but it was not enough today.
CB: Marc Guehi – 6/10
Guehi made a costly error at the back and was replaced at half-time.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with Elliot Anderson, Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Manchester City at Villa Park on October 24, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Elliot Anderson – 6.5/10
Anderson worked hard on both halves and was tidy with his ball distribution.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 6.5/10
He failed to protect his backline but made two key chances in the final third.
RW: Iliman Ndiaye – 7/10
Ndiaye caused a few headaches for his marker and managed to earn an assist for setting up Haaland’s goal.
CAM: Rayan Cherki – 6/10
He managed to shine at times but lacked the cutting edge in and around the opponent’s penalty area.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 7.5/10
Doku made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball but there was no goal for him.
ST: Erling Haaland – 7.5/10
He did well to score the equaliser in the 52nd minute. However, Haaland struggled to be a threat, otherwise.
CAM: Phil Foden – 6/10
He made one decent chance in the final third.
CM: Rico Lewis – 6/10
Lewis struggled to get into the flow of the game.
RW: Ryan McAidoo – 7/10
He made a few promising runs with the ball.