Manchester City player ratings: Sky Blues beat Sunderland 3-1 in the League Cup

• 21 David Silva – 5

Quiet afternoon from the mercurial Spaniard. His usual excellent passes failed to penetrate the Sunderland defence.

• 16 Sergio Agüero (Jesús Navas – 58′ ) – 5

The Argentine had a few nice shots on goal, but failed to get up to the pace of the game on his return from a hamstring injury.

• 10 Edin Dzeko – 6

Dzeko held the ball up well, but never looked like getting his name on the score sheet.