Manchester City’s ‘crisis’ seemed to be a thing of fiction following Friday night’s emphatic 5-0 win over West Ham at the Olympic Stadium.
Pablo Zabaleta, operating in central midfield, won City a debatable penalty midway through the first half after a fairly even start to the game. Yaya Toure converted the spot kick, maintaining his 100% penalty record (14 from 14) for City.
West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli had the chance to bring the home side level shortly after but somehow missed an empty net from three yards.
From then on, it was City’s game for the taking. Two marvellous goals from Raheem Sterling (Nordtveit own goal) and David Silva gave the Blues a three-goal cushion going into the interval.
The romp did not stop there, however. Sergio Aguero got his deserved goal when he redirected Yaya Toure’s mishit shot to lob Adrian from close range. Under-fire centre-back John Stones completed the demolition with a bullet header in the closing minutes.
But how did each individual perform? Here’s our player ratings for the match:
