Player ratings: Manchester City, champions of nearly everything

Manchester City are the champions of Europe after their triumph in the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League final, a hard-fought victory over Inter Milan on Saturday.

[ RECAP: Manchester City complete treble, win first Champions League ]

Who stood out (for better and for worse) as the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners added the final piece of the puzzle to their historic treble?

GK – Ederson: 7 – Six saves, including a critical late stop just ahead of the goal line as Romelu Lukaku looked certain to equalize and send the final to extra-time.

CB – Manuel Akanji: 5.5 – The game nearly swung away from Manchester City when Akanji fell asleep in the 58th minute and Lautaro Martinez was permitted to race into the penalty area unobstructed. Fortunately for the Swiss international, Ederson soared off his line and made the shooting angle far too tight.

CB – Ruben Dias: 6.5 – Dias dealt with Edin Dzeko’s hold-up play quite well for almost an hour, but Lukaku caused all kinds of problems (for anyone and everyone in sky blue) after he came on. Inter Milan were rather unfortunate to not equalize on numerous occasions.

CB – Nathan Ake: 6.5 – Denzel Dumfries is unquestionably one of the best attacking full backs in the world, and it was Ake’s side of the field where he looked to surge forward. Between Ake and Jack Grealish, they just about held him in check.

DM – John Stones: 7.5 – Alongside Bernardo Silva (more on him in a moment), Stones played the roll of Pep Guardiola’s defensive Swiss Army knife masterfully

DM – Rodri: 8 – Aside from generally being the best midfield anchor in the world, Rodri packs a mean right foot when the ball falls to him at the edge of the penalty area. When he struck the ball in the 68th minute, there