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title: "Man City player ratings v Coventry: Anderson superb as Fernandez impresses on debut"
canonical: "https://readmancity.com/2026/09/05/man-city-player-ratings-coventry-anderson-fernandez/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Gary Gowers"
section: "Player Ratings"
published: "2026-09-05T16:13:36Z"
modified: "2026-09-22T18:45:55Z"
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# Man City player ratings v Coventry: Anderson superb as Fernandez impresses on debut

**City made it three Premier League wins from three with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Coventry at the Etihad.**

[Erling Haaland](https://readmancity.com/2026/08/29/erling-haaland-man-city-admission-enzo-maresca-palace/) scored the only goal, but Elliot Anderson was arguably [City’s](https://readmancity.com/) best player, while Enzo Fernández produced an encouraging debut after being drafted into the side following Nico O’Reilly’s warm-up injury.

Here are our ratings.

## Starting XI

**Gianluigi Donnarumma – 8.5**

Far busier than expected. Made several important saves as Coventry grew in confidence and produced a crucial late stop to preserve the clean sheet.

**Abdukodir Khusanov – 7**

Generally reliable on the right and kept things simple in possession. Had more defending to do late on than City would have wanted.

**Rúben Dias – 7**

Needed to stay switched on as Coventry pushed late. Read the danger well and helped City get through an uncomfortable final spell.

**Marc Guehi – 7.5**

Another composed performance. Strong when Coventry attacked the box and looked assured alongside Dias.

**Josko Gvardiol – 6.5**

A quieter afternoon than usual and not quite as influential going forward. Still contributed to another clean sheet.

**Elliot Anderson – 8.5**

Excellent yet again. Set the tempo in midfield, used the ball intelligently and was one of the few City players who maintained control throughout.

**Enzo Fernandez – 7.5**

A very promising debut given the circumstances. Helped start the move for Haaland’s goal and looked comfortable despite only being promoted from the bench shortly before kick-off.

**Antoine Semenyo – 7.5**

Supplied the decisive cross for Haaland and remained a useful outlet on the right. One of City’s more threatening attacking players.

**Rayan Cherki – 7**

Hit the post and showed flashes of quality. Not quite as dominant as in the Palace game, but still looked capable of opening Coventry up.

**Iliman Ndiaye – 7**

A positive debut. Direct, lively and willing to attack defenders. Helped create Foden’s late chance before going off after treatment.

**Erling Haaland – 8**

Scored the winner with a trademark header, was denied another by Rushworth and had a second ruled out. Not his most dominant display, but impactful, as ever.

## Substitutes

**Phil Foden – 7**

Added some control after replacing Cherki and was unlucky not to score when his effort was cleared off the line.

**Ayyoub Bouaddi – 6.5**

Came on for Fernández and helped see the game through, although City lost some midfield control late on.

**Ryan McAidoo – 6**

Only had a few minutes after replacing Ndiaye but brought energy and gave Coventry something else to think about.

*For updates on City throughout the season, take a look at our [LIVE! Premier League 2026/27 News, Transfers, Updates & Viral Moments](https://dave.sport/live/premier-league-2026-2027-season-updates/) page.*