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Simon Bajkowski

Man City player ratings vs Brentford as Riyad Mahrez struggles

Ederson: Made a few decent saves and showed control of his area to continue his recent form. 7

Walker: Some ragged but effective defending against tricky forwards, but lost his man for the goal. 6

Laporte: Led the defence well in organising the back line and useful help for Ederson from goalkicks. 7

Ake: A welcome return to the team after injury, and fared well before an early substitution. 7

Read more: Brentford vs City - as it happened

Gomez: The right kind of quiet performance, shuttling the ball forward and avoiding drama but beaten for the goal. 6

Phillips: Looking more comfortable in the shirt, even if he did his best Walker impression from long range. 7

Lewis: Everything City did went through him as he linked defence to attack as Rodri would. 8

Palmer: City's most dangerous attacker gave another strong outing to end his season well. 8

Mahrez: Looks to have blown any chance of starting a final after struggling to be involved again. 5

Foden: Some direct runs that caused Hickey problems but couldn't threaten Raya in goal. 6

Alvarez: One early chance but not much after that, although there was plenty of running. 6

Substitutes

Charles (for Ake, 64) Composed at the back on his club debut. 6

Not used: Ortega, Stones, Rodri, Robertson, Knight, Bernardo, Gundogan, Haaland

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