Man City player ratings as Walker struggles and five get 5/10 in Bournemouth defeat

Manchester City could not take advantage of Arsenal's lunchtime defeat to Newcastle as they were beaten 2-1 at Bournemouth.

The home side raced out of the blocks and an early double save from Ederson did not delay them for long, with Antoine Semenyo sweeping home to give them the lead. City battled hard but could not trouble Mark Travers in the Bournemouth goal and Evanilson turned in a very good goal in the second half to make it 2-0.

Josko Gvardiol got a goal back but it always looked a struggle for City to claim a point and Bournemouth held out for the victory. Here is how the players rated.

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Ederson: A little clumsy in the opening minutes but made several important stops and nearly found the killer ball through to Haaland. 7

Walker: Credit to him for coming back from injury to start but he didn't look ready and was caught out on numerous occasions. 4

Akanji: Another who wasn't his usual self as he struggled to cope with the overloads from Bournemouth. 5

Ake: Guardiola admitted before the match he wasn't as sharp as they'd like and that showed with his positioning not as good as usual. 5

Gvardiol: Given a hard time by Semenyo in the early stages and couldn't find the attacking spaces he normally slips into. Another cracking goal though. 6

Kovacic: Bournemouth pounced when he got the ball and there were too many poor passes that gave possession back. 5

Gundogan: It still isn't happening, with the touches that once looked effortless now laboured. Couldn't give the team any drive. 5

Foden: City's best outfield player, at the heart of anything good they tried. It wasn't quite happening in the final third, but there was enough to suggest it isn't far away. 6

Silva: He could have been more incisive in the first half but he was one of the more creative players and was always looking for an option. 6

Nunes: Showed why he is in the best run of games he has had at City, proving enough of a nuisance from the left to worry Bournemouth. 6

Haaland: Didn't get much of a kick and looked like that isolation hindered him when the ball did come his way. 5

Substitutes

Lewis (for Ake, 73) Some fresh legs. 6

Doku (for Gundogan, 85) No time.

Not used: Ortega, Simpson-Pusey, O'Reilly, Wright, McAtee, Savinho, De Bruyne