Man City player ratings vs Urawa Red Diamonds as Matheus Nunes very good

Manchester City secured their place in the final of the Club World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday.

While City were heavy favourites ahead of the game, their Asian opponents almost made it to half-time with the scores at 0-0, only for Marius Høibråten to score an own goal on the stroke of the interval to give Pep Guardiola’s men the lead.

Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva both scored early in the second half to effectively end the game as a contest. City came close to extending their lead but the game ended 3-0 as they made it safely through to the final on Friday.

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Ederson

Had to be alert in the first half to deal with a ball over the top and a short Stones back pass. Walker did the same to him in the second half but it was an easy night. 7

Walker

That loose ball back to Ederson could have cost his side a goal, but he created one with a magnificent pass through to Kovacic early in the second half. 7

Stones

Loose back pass early in the first was unlike him but cruised through the rest of the game. Not at his best but saw more of the ball as he became more advanced late on. 6

Akanji

Not his best night. Booked for a foul in the first half as he sought to stop a counter-attack and was loose with the ball at his feet on a couple of occasions. 6

Ake

Strong defensively on the left in the first half and continued in that vein when he moved centrally for the final quarter. 7

Rodri

Can't have had many easier nights. Could have scored in the first half but kept the game ticking along and had very few fires to put out. 7

Kovacic

Took his goal superbly and showed a surprising