Man City player ratings for the entire title-winning 2021-22 season

Liverpool have front players who possess a greater goal threat … but Manchester City are the better team. That is the crux of the 2021-22 Premier League title race, and the reason it went right down to the wire.

The Blues are better at controlling games, are stronger all around, and their system is more effective and efficient, but Jurgen Klopp’s side have been more lethal in front of goal. So when it comes to rating City’s players out of ten for the season, that commonality, that shared effort, shines out - even if one or two players have been outstanding at times.

So how do we rate City for the entire season?

Ederson - There have been times when his shot-stopping ability has been questioned, and he suffers by comparison with his Brazil rival Alisson, who has won games for Liverpool. But he is a good keeper who is also an exceptional outfield player, Guardiola’s 11th man in the build-up. Some of his passes have been outrageous. 7

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Zack Steffen - It is tough being the second keeper at a club like City, expected to step in once in a blue moon and maintain the high standards set by others. Steffen suffered with that, and his Wembley nightmare against Liverpool, not his first gaffe, weighs heavily against him. 5

Kyle Walker - More than ever, his recovery pace has been a factor in City’s title win, a tool he also employs well as an overlapping - and increasingly underlapping - full back. The fact he was sorely missed when absent tells its own story. 8

John Stones - Went into the season as first choice, but injury hampered his ability to remain so. But he is back to being the Rolls-Royce defender who lit up the start of Pep Guardiola’s reign. 8

Ruben Dias - Losing