David Silva: Player Rating and Performance v Bournemouth

11:41am on Thursday 16th July 2020
By Martin Macdonald

Manchester City made it three wins on the bounce after the defeat at the hands of Southampton by narrowly defeating Bournemouth 2-1.

David Silva contributed to both goals with one of his own and an assist for Gabriel Jesus, as he continues to wind down his City career in style.

What was SIlva's overall display like?

📷 Match Snapshot

Just six minutes were on the clock when the Spaniard struck...

⚽ ⏱️ 6' Shortly into proceedings, Silva steps up to curl a wicked free-kick in off the crossbar from 25 yards, with keeper Aaron Ramsdale left with no chance.

A ⏱️ 39' Then, six minutes before the break, City made it 2-0 thanks to some vintage skill from Silva. Facing away from goal around 30 yards out, he collects the ball to feet and spins in one swift motion, leaving his marker for dead before sliding a perfect pass into the box for Jesus, who finishes into the corner.

The former Valencia man played the full 90 minutes and, remarkably, misplaced just three passes out of 75 balls to team-mates, with 30 of those being sent into the final third.

Man City 2-1 Bournemouth: Full Player Ratings and Statistics

While City lost their heads a bit in the latter stages, allowing Bournemouth to claw one back and even coming close to equalising late on, Silva kept his head and usually calmed things down with a neat piece of play in midfield or a pass into space.

He won 5/8 duels and made seven interceptions, too.

On the night, he earned a 9.0 FC Rating.

〽️ Rating Week-on-Week

✔️ IMPROVEMENT

After his perfect 10 performance against Newcastle, Silva was benched for the win against Brighton, with him coming on for the remaining 26 minutes. He didn't have too much time to make a meaningful impact against the seasiders, but earned a respectable 7.3 FC Rating.

With the full 90 under his belt against Bournemouth, he shot up to a 9.0 FC Rating.