Andres Iniesta – 7
Missed the weekend’s La Liga defeat to Real Vallodolid due to personal reasons and was clearly sorely missed, as in a more advanced role on the left flank Iniesta gave Pablo Zabaleta plenty to think about.
Lionel Messi – 8
Has had much of this campaign interrupted by injury, but must have thought Christmas had come early when Joleon Lescott was in the City starting XI and constantly got the better of the Englishman and took his goal well.
Neymar – 7 (Alexis Sanchez 80′)
Like Iniesta on the opposite flank the Brazilian was a dangerous outlet and caused Kolarov all sorts of problems and generally left the Serbia international standing.
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