Man City player ratings vs Fulham as Josko Gvardiol terrific and Mateo Kovacic excellent

Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Fulham.

Josko Gvardiol popped up with two more goals, sandwiching a second-half Phil Foden strike to keep Pep Guardiola's side in pole position for a fourth consecutive title ahead of Arsenal's trip to Manchester United on Sunday. Julian Alvarez added a late penalty for the fourth. Fulham made City work for their win but were stifled up front and the Blues passed their way out of trouble to pick up another big win.

They are back in London on Tuesday to take on Tottenham before finishing their league campaign at home in front of their own fans against Wolves next Sunday. Here is how the players rated for their 3-0 win.

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Ederson: Didn't have much to do with Fulham's attacks petering out before his goal but was alert to scramble to a Muniz effort and his passing was good. 7

Akanji: Missed a big chance at the back post to double the lead and endured a shaky start on the right but settled in the middle after Ake went off. 7

Dias: Terrific all afternoon, always making himself in the right place to intercept Fulham's attacks before they could get to Ederson. 8

Ake: Hurt something as he stretched to cut out another counter that City were exposed to in the opening 20 minutes and didn't last much longer. 6

Gvardiol: Gave the ball away more than Guardiola would like but also scored two terrific goals, which Guardiola will like a lot. 8

Rodri: Another performance that makes a mockery of his Premier League snub, controlling the midfield with ease and dropping back to help in defence. 8

Kovacic: Excellent again, linking patiently with Rodri but also capable of pulling out a quick punt forward to Haaland. 8

De Bruyne: Strong runs through the middle of the pitch that we are so used to seeing with him, helping City on their way with the assist for the first goal. 7

Silva: A quiet first half but came into his own in the second and was instrumental in helping City to end the game as a contest. 8

Foden: Wasn't on the same wavelength as Gvardiol for much of the game but scored when it mattered. 7

Haaland: Very impressive with his general play but missed a number of good chances that he should have buried. 6

Substitutes

Walker (for Ake, 22): Settled straightaway into the team and helped another clean sheet for the team. 7

Doku (for De Bruyne, 75) A few promising runs and one fierce shot that was well saved. 7

Lewis (for Kovacic, 82) Almost got himself on the scoresheet but teed up Alvarez. 7

Alvarez (for Haaland, 82) Won and scored the penalty. 7

Bobb (for, Foden, 82) A quick cameo. 6

Not used: Ortega, Stones, Gomez, Nunes