Man City player ratings vs Man Utd: Has anyone seen Erling Haaland?! Norwegian goes missing AGAIN as Gigi Donnarumma heroics can't salvage derby disaster-class | Goal.com Malaysia

Man City player ratings vs Man Utd: Has anyone seen Erling Haaland?! Norwegian goes missing AGAIN as Gigi Donnarumma heroics can't salvage derby disaster-class | Goal.com Malaysia

Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones
Published: Jan 17, 2026

Manchester City ceded more ground in the Premier League title race as they went down with a whimper in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to local rivals Manchester United. Erling Haaland failed to lay a glove on the home side's defence, while an inspired Gianluigi Donnarumma kept the scoreline respectable. This was one of City's worst performances of the season, with Pep Guardiola's side left hoping that leaders Arsenal will slip up at Nottingham Forest later in the day.

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Goalkeeper & Defence

Gianluigi Donnarumma (9/10):

The 'keeper was in inspired form for City, and without him, it could have been a thrashing.

Rico Lewis (4/10):

Was a bit sloppy on the ball and didn't offer much at either end of the pitch. Went to sleep for United's second as Dorgu stole in.

Abdukodir Khusanov (6/10):

Had a shaky start but improved as the contest wore on, with Guardiola singling him out for praise after one interception.

Max Alleyne (4/10):

The 20-year-old got a rare start but it proved to be a day to forget. He looked overawed by the occasion and was subbed at the break.

Nathan Ake (5/10):

The elder statesman of City's exceptionally young defence, but didn't provide much security when it was badly needed.

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Midfield

Phil Foden (4/10):

Quite anonymous in the first half and didn't return for the second period, perhaps due to injury.

Rodri (4/10):

The Spaniard looked off the pace and was outshone by Casemiro in the centre of the park.

Bernardo Silva (5/10):

Tried to stamp his authority on the game but was unable to do so.

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Attack

Antoine Semenyo (5/10):

The January signing had his most difficult day at the City office as his touch let him down.

Jeremy Doku (7/10):

Did some good tracking back work and had some moments of quality, but was let down by his team-mates.

Erling Haaland (4/10):

The prolific striker was outclassed by Martinez, but also had very little to feed off. Made way in the 80th minute, too.

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Subs & Manager

Nico O'Reilly (5/10):

Had trouble with the very lively Amad when he came on.

Rayan Cherki (5/10):

Wasn't able to conjure any magic this time.

Tijjani Reijnders (5/10):

Added a bit more go forward off the bench.

Rayan Ait Nouri (5/10):

Did little for his side.

Divine Mukasa (N/A):

Not really involved.

Pep Guardiola (4/10):

Fielded a young side but his team cannot have any excuses about how they played. They were outthought and outfought at Old Trafford. United wanted it more whereas City were languid and didn't look like a team challenging for the title. His substitutes did little, too.