Ederson Looked slow to go down for Zaha's shot and added unnecessary pressure with a yellow card 5
Kyle Walker Important in dealing with Palace's counters in a back three, but he suffered from the general City malaise 6
Ruben Dias Won his duels and dug in hard when it was needed, a stark contrast to his defensive partner 7
Aymeric Laporte Got the Blues off to a stinker with a sloppy pass that gifted Zaha the goal, and then earned a red card 3
Joao Cancelo couldn't hit a pass straight first half, improved as right wing-back in the second half 5
Rodri Solid and good in his distribution, but the spark of invention was missing from his game 6
Kevin De Bruyne Never hid, and continually tried to get his mojo going, but still degrees away from his usual standard 6
Bernardo Silva Never stopped competing or trying to spark something, but the magic was lacking 6
Gabriel Jesus Looked like he had levelled with a fine finish, ruled out for Foden's offside, showed no lack of effort 6
Phil Foden Anonymous first half but burst into life after the break to give City plenty of hope - unlucky offside call 7
Jack Grealish Did more than most to try to dredge something out of the game, plenty of threat 7
Subs
John Stones
(for De Bruyne 59) Shored up defence 7
Riyad Mahrez
(for Cancelo 77) No time to mark
Raheem Sterling
(for Grealish 77) No time to mark
Not used: Steffen, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, Palmer, Sterling
