Player Ratings

[Longball]

Hart 7- alright , not to blame for the goal
Richards 9- im a big critic but fair play - super game
Boateng 7- Looked alright at c-half
Lescott 6- A black Richard Dunne
Zabs- 6- energy but headless at times
Milner 6- still waitin for a proper game from him
Yaya- 6- got stuck in at times but largely invisible
Barry 7- never bad , never good
Vieira 7- got stuck in but faded late on
Jo 0- Mancini can learn nuthin more at this stage
Dzeko 6- slow oil tanker but took hes goal beautifully
Subs- honourable mention to Kolarov
Manager 6- Just for picking Jo

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Hart 6 not convinced on either the goal or that free kick
Richards 9 go on a 9 for a decent defensive display and the best attcking threat we had
Zaba 6 not as good on the left and positionally worrying at times
Boateng 7 solid defensively and good in the air
Lescott 7 same as Boateng

Vieira 6 helped us have plenty of the ball but did nothing with it
Barry 6 same as Vieira
Yaya 5 also helped in midield control and had the odd good moment but was getting caught on the ball a few times

Milner 5 I like his effort but today wasnt a good one
Jo 4 one good moment from the righ but generally very poor
Dzeko 6 he will be fine but hasnt worked out the team yet. Nicely taken goal

Mancini 5 I still havent worked out whether us looking poor is down to him or the players. Annoying that he wasn't frustrated

[Green & Blue]

Hart 5- not at his best lately
Richards 9 excellent display today
Boateng 6 his passing leaves a lot to be desired other than that no complaints today
Lescott 6 played reasonably well, used his strength well
Zabs- 5 unusually quiet game today for a man who's usually all action
Milner 6 average performance
Yaya- 5 never really got going today, would have expected him to effect the game more than he did
Barry 5 very quet today, should be capable of bossing the midfield against league 1 opposition
Vieira 7 worked hard all game.Is he getting faster?
Jo 0 embarassingly bobbins yet again
Dzeko 7 Has not really had great service today but took his goal very well.Delighted he's off the mark/His work rate is impressive does a lot of work off the ball.

Manager 5 put out a reasonably good side considering the opposition.His blind fate in Jo is starting to upset me somewhat.

Team 2 in general i was just really disappointed that the team did not control and dictate the play.I would expect that should not be a problem for a top premier league side against a league one side battling for relegation.Not at all impressed today.

[Ted Hughes]

Hart 7. Handled ok.
Richards 9. Good defesively & best attacking display by any of our fullbacks, ever.
Zabba 6. Not special but ok.
Boateng 5. Fine when the ball came straight to him, passed well but won next to nothing 50/50 & ran under the ball several times from clearences leaving attackers goal side. Dangerous selection in that position.
Lescott 7. Won most things, Couple of iffy touches but brick shithouse.
Vieira 6. some good moments but dreadful final ball.
Barry 6. Broke up play, fed the creative players, but we don't have any.
Milner 4. Centre midfielder playing on the wing. Pathetic delivery/corners, worse than any others by any team this weekend.
Jo 4. Tried but has no confidence or awareness to do anything important in a game. Six foot Carl Shutt.
Dzeko 8. Some fantastic touches on dodgy pitch, a couple of missed chances, great effort & a face saving goal in a fucking dire, incompetent attacking show. Delighted with him.
Oops forgot: Yaya. Average contribution but yet again failed to do his job blocking attacker at corner hence 2. (if it was Vieira, he gets 2 & Yaya gets 6)

[Beefymcfc]

Hart - 5 - No control whatsoever and could've cost us.

Richards - 7 - MotM for us and showed why he made the England squad.
Zaba - 6 - Energentic as always but not as effective on the left, got pissed with the play and was subbed accordingly.
Boateng - 7 - Cagey start but grew into the game.
Lescott - 7 - Nothing less than I expected, a solid performance.

Vieira - 4 - Such a shame to see a great player fall from grace. Caught too many times.
Barry - 5 - Tried but made no real impact.

Yaya - 6 - Made some decent chances but fell at the final hurdle.
Milner - 6 - Plenty of work and some good balls in, pity no-oneunderstood.

Jo - 3 - Waste of oxygen.
Dzeko - 6 - Some good touches but was snuffed out most of the time by a well drilled defence, Took his chance well.

Dave - 6 - Changed our balance completely, was instrumental in the last 20.
Aleks - 6 - Same as Dave.

Mancini - 5 - The second time he's under-estimated a team in a cup comp, I thought he was the master.

[circumspect]

Hart-poor distribution and rush of blood contributed to goal. Otherwise good. 6

Richards-great show after absence. Hope injuries are minor and gets a run. 8

Zab- an off day out of position 5

Boateng- promising start to what I hope will be his true position at City. 7

Lescott-one or two dodgy moments otherwise fine. 6

Vieira-Started strongly but faded and maybe would have been subbed if we were not behind. 6

Milner-as usual worked hard but did not really impose 5

Barry- some good moments but should have bossed this and didn't. 5

Yaya- looked a bit lost in the hustle and on the crap pitch. 5

Jo-hardly gets any service from his colleagues and doesn't do much to merit getting more. 4

Dzeko-put in a great effort and after just a couple of games for us could not be faulted. Remains to be seen how will fare when Tev and Mario available. 7

Subs
Both Silva and Kolarov livened us up in their short time on pitch. Vinnie appeared too late to make any impression.

Mancini-picked a good team for the job and ran into a determined team playing their cup final on a pudding of a pitch.
A bit slow using subs. 6

[Trautmann]

Minority of one I suppose, but I was impressed by David Silva's impact on the game in the short time he was out there. When I saw him waiting at the sideline to come on I thought he would get crushed out there playing on a cow pasture against a big physical side. He fared very well out there and started to provide some flow and creativity to City's game. The more he plays the more I think we got a bargain with this lad.

[paulmclaren]

Hart -6- should of done better with the goal.
Richards 8-defiantly our best defender tonight, played well.
Boateng -7-alot more assured at centre back.
Lescott 7-moped everything up, better then toure imo.
Zabs- 6- hard time tonight for zabs.
Milner 5-not good at all, out of position as usual.
Yaya- 5- well this guy is isn't my fav city player atm.
Vieira -6- nothing great, done his job-coughs.
Jo -4.5-deary me, terrible.
Dzeko -6-worked hard, still getting to grips with the prem on a mad surface too, will get better.
Subs-
Kompany-7-solid.
Silva-7-the second he came on he unsettled them
Manager
Mancini-6- wasn't the best day, bad pitch, not full strength.

[paulmclaren]

Hart -6- should of done better with the goal.
Richards 8-defiantly our best defender tonight, played well.
Boateng -7-alot more assured at centre back.
Lescott 7-moped everything up, better then toure imo.
Zabs- 6- hard time tonight for zabs.
Milner 5-not good at all, out of position as usual.
Barry-7- miles better performance from bazza, terrible again villa.
Yaya- 5- well this guy is isn't my fav city player atm.
Vieira -6- nothing great, done his job-coughs.
Jo -4.5-deary me, terrible.
Dzeko -6-worked hard, still getting to grips with the prem on a mad surface too, will get better.
Subs-
Kompany-7-solid.
Silva-7-the second he came on he unsettled them
Manager
Mancini-6- wasn't the best day, bad pitch, not full strength.

[paulmclaren]

Jo 4. Tried but has no confidence or awareness to do anything important in a game. Six foot Carl Shutt.

And cost us 18million.