Smith – 9 – several excellent saves and steady throughout.
Chambers – 7.5 – undoubtedly his best display of the season; sensible, careful and solid.
Breckin – 7.5 – a fine game; never before have I been so accepting of his desire to head or hoof even the tamest of through balls.
Morgan – 8 – assured, confident and as solid as a mountain.
Cohen – 10 – our best attacker, our best defender, our past passer and our best tackler. On the strength of this display, the Sheikh will be opening his cheque book for Chris Cohen and not Kaka.
Anderson – 7.5 – looked something of a little boy lost in the first half, a fact underpinned by his willingness to avoid physical challenges. In the second half he recovered to cause endless mischief on the break.
Perch – 7 – subbed early on through injury
McGugan – 9.5 – showed remarkable confidence and composure to weave his way out of trouble and play numerous Premiership-standard through balls. This is what he is all about.
Thornhill – 8 – after spending the early stages of the game in the wilderness he recovered to deliver the simple, composed passing that would seal victory.
Tyson – 8.5 – a screamer of a goal, and he had the legs to keep City defenders on their toes throughout.
Earnshaw – 8.5 – one of his best displays in a red shirt. Somehow the futile balls into the channel and looping balls over the top were not out of his comfort zones. Though shepherded by Micah Richards for long periods, he caused plenty of trouble.
Subs:
Wilson – 7.5
Davies – 7.5
Garner – 9
