Man City player ratings vs Atletico Madrid as Jack Grealish shines but Kalvin Phillips struggles

Manchester City faced Atletico Madrid in their final pre-season fixture of the summer.

Ederson

Calm with the ball at his feet. Had little to do with his hands. 6

Kyle Walker

His pace and reading of the game were crucial to City’s approach. 7

John Stones

Excelled whenever he got on the ball. 7

A few loose passes and struggled against the counter-attack. Excellent header for the goal. 7

Aymeric Laporte

Will need to improve his passing if he plays against Arsenal. 6

Rodri

Nearly punished for a rare loss of possession. Solid otherwise. 6

Bernardo Silva

A brilliant performance both in and out of possession. 7

Phil Foden

Lost the ball a few times. Nearly scored a brilliant goal. 6

Jack Grealish

A menace against the opposition defence and drew a yellow card well. 8

Julian Alvarez

Really lively and linked up well with his teammates. 7

Erling Haaland

Led the press well and caused a nuisance with his movement. 6

Subs

Ortega Moreno

Superb save from Lino’s header and little chance with either goal. 6

Manuel Akanji

Had a difficult time against Atletico’s attacking reinforcements. 6

Joao Cancelo

Another lively performance. Showed the value of having full-back specialists in the side. 7

Sergio Gomez

Did well to drag play up the pitch. Could have contributed more defensively. A brilliant corner for Dias’ goal. 6

Rico Lewis

Will be disappointed with how he was beaten for Yannick Carrasco’s goal. 6

Kalvin Phillips

Another difficult night that wasn’t helped much by being part of a makeshift midfield. 5

Mateo Kovacic

Good passing, but he should have scored as soon as he came on. An encouraging start to life at City. 7

Oscar Bobb

Didn’t really get into the game against a very experienced opponent. 6

James McAtee

A livewire in attack. Made one of City’s best chances but needed better end product. 6