Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings: Kolo Toure impresses but Sergio Aguero is unusually quiet

It's The Independent's player ratings from Celtic Park

Wednesday 28 September 2016 21:49 BST

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Show all 22

1/22Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Craig Gordon: 7 out of 10

Couldn’t do anything about any of the goals but cleared the ball well into the channels and made some important saves.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Mikael Lustig – 7 out of 10

Couldn’t afford to lose concentration once as City swamped forward.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Kolo Toure – 8 out of 10

Backs against the wall defending all night with City looking dangerous every time they got near Celtic’s box but was immense.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Erik Sviatchenko – 7 out of 10

Like Toure he had to chase Aguero all night and did well to keep him quiet in the first half despite all the chaos around him.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Kieran Tierney – 7 out of 10

Did brilliantly to maraud forward for Celtic’s second and showed a huge amount of desire. The goal may have be taken off him but it didn’t deserve to be.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Scott Brown – 8 out of 10

A typical Brown performance – full-hearted and left nothing on the pitch as he never stopped running.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Nir Bitton – 7 out of 10

Did a great job breaking up play and shielding the defence against the ever-moving City forwards.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

James Forrest – 6 out of 10

His clever late run and cushioned volley cross to Dembele set Celtic on their way after only two minutes.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Tom Rogic – 6 out of 10

Rogic was fantastic in the first half and won the midfield battle against City’s superstars but tired and his influenced waned before he was replaced after 57 minutes.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Scott Sinclair – 8 out of 10

Looked like a man on a mission in the early stages against his old club but appeared to tire as the game wore on.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Moussa Dembele – 9 out of 10

Worked tirelessly up front and made up for his mistake for City’s second with two goals of his own.

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Claudio Bravo – 6 out of 10

Look nervous at the start but made a fine stop from Toure after five minutes to stop Celtic going two ahead.

Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Pablo Zabaleta – 6 out of 10

Exposed for Celtic’s second goal, leaving Tierney in too much space.

AFP/Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Nicolas Otamendi – 6 out of 10

Strong in the air and did well to keep up with the pace of Dembele and Sinclair.

AFP/Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Aleksandar Kolarov – 4 out of 10

Not as impressive at centre-half as he has been previously as he struggled with Celtic’s attack. Dreadful air-kick to gift Celtic their third.

Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Gael Clichy – 6 out of 10

Lost in the pace of the game initially but grew into it as the match progressed.

Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Fernandinho – 7 out of 10

Did his usual shift of winning the ball and launching attacks. Scored a vital goal to equalise the first time City looked dangerous.

AFP/Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Ilkay Gundogan – 7 out of 10

Not at the high standard he set in his first Champions League game for City but still came close on a couple of occasions and even rattled the crossbar.

AFP/Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

David Silva – 8 out of 10

He was the main creator with De Bruyne out and his slick passing and movement was a constant threat to Celtic.

Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Raheem Sterling – 8 out of 10

Continued his amazing start to the season with a beautifully taken goal. Also had the own goal against his name but showed good work-rate just to track back.

Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Nolito – 7 out of 10

Had a couple of efforts from the left hand side but nothing too threatening until he followed up well to grab City’s third equaliser.

Getty Images

Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings

Sergio Aguero – 5 out of 10

An unusually quiet night for Aguero, especially considering there were six goals scored in total at Celtic Park.

AFP/Getty Images

Manchester City came from behind three times to draw 3-3 at Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday that ended the English team's 100 per cent start to the season under Pep Guardiola.

City's winning run stopped at 10 games — one short of matching the English record — and Guardiola will be relieved at earning a point after his team's dreadful defensive display at Parkhead.

Fernandinho and Raheem Sterling scored equalizers for City in an action-packed first half after Celtic went twice ahead through Moussa Dembele, in the third minute, and a Sterling own goal in the 20th.

Dembele restored Celtic's lead barely a minute into the second half after Aleksandar Kolarov's defensive error, only for Nolito to equalize for City in the 55th.

City had previously won six matches in the Premier League, three in the Champions League and one in the English League Cup with a series of free-scoring displays. That put the team within sight of Tottenham's 11 straight wins to start the season in the 1960-61 campaign.

Scroll through the gallery above to see the full Celtic vs Manchester City player ratings…

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies