Manchester City v Chelsea player ratings: Ortega 9, Grealish 8; Hall 7, Kovacic 4

Guardiola's side claim 2-0 win at Etihad Stadium to progress to the League Cup fourth round

MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: GK: Stefan Ortega – 9. Pep Guardiola’s No 2 made some crucial saves throughout. A clean sheet and a player of the match performance. Reuters

Rico Lewis –7. The 17-year-old didn’t put a foot wrong all game and shone on the big occasion. Provided a great match up with fellow youngster Hall on the other side down the right side. Getty

Ruben Dias – 7. A solid shift at the back for Dias. Kept Chelsea’s front three ineffective all match. Reuters

Aymeric Laporte – 6. Outmuscled by Broja at times but other than that looked assured at the back. Reuters

Sergio Gomez – 6. Looked slightly vulnerable at times when Chelsea came running at him, including a questionable clearance which struck his side’s post. Looked exciting going forward and overlapping with Grealish. Reuters

Rodri – 7. Looked calm in the middle of the park, his physicality didn’t let the away side’s attacking threats get into the game from deep. AFP

Ilkay Gundogan – 8. Orchestrated play from deep very well and Chelsea couldn’t seem to put a stop to it. Getty

Riyad Mahrez – 8. Broke the deadlock with a sensational free kick which he won. City’s second also came from the Algerian’s attempt which was palmed away into the feet of Alvarez. Getty

Cole Palmer – 6. Other attacking players stole the show for this one but wasn’t a bad performance from the City youngster. Worked hard in the midfield. PA

Jack Grealish – 8. Kept drifting into a more central role and posed a threat for his opponents all night. Offered a lot creatively and was a key cog in City’s victory. PA

Julian Alvarez – 8. Caused problems for the visitors throughout with his pace up top. Good positioning to get on the rebound for his side’s second to get on the scoresheet. Reuters

SUBS: Kalvin Phillips (Gundogan 50’) – 7. Came on for some much-needed minutes after his recent injury. Qatar might come too soon for him though. Getty

Bernardo Silva (Rodri 50’) – 7. Settled into the game nicely with his side in ascendance, created some opportunities in the second half. AP

Nathan Ake (Laporte 81’) – N/A. Slotted in nicely to help his side get the clean sheet. AP

CHELSEA RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 6. Couldn’t do anything for the Mahrez free-kick opener and got unlucky for the second goal after his save found the feet of Alverez. Getty

Trevoh Chalobah – 5. Gave away the set piece for the first goal, overall, a poor performance defensively. Getty

Kalidou Koulibaly – 4. Didn’t jump in the wall for City’s opener. If he had jumped the free kick would most likely have been blocked. Poor positioning to give Alvarez space to tap in for the second. Reuters

Marc Cucurella – 6. Made some important blocks and challenges to keep Chelsea in the match, certainly the best of the bunch when it came to the away side’s defence. Reuters

Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 5. Didn’t create anything going forward down the right. Didn’t help his chances of being selected for Qatar. PA

Mateo Kovacic – 4. Not the usual Kovacic performance. Sloppy in both halves. Getty

Denis Zakaria – 5. Let the game pass him by in the midfield. Struggled to get himself settled into this fixture. AP

Lewis Hall – 7. Impressive performance from the youngster who was chucked into the deep end and didn’t seem intimidated at all. Couldn’t capitalise on several major chances to get on the scoresheet but a good outing, nonetheless. PA

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Jack Grealish of Manchester City is challenged by Hakim Ziyech of Chelsea during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on November 09, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger / Getty Images)

Armando Broja – 5. Worked hard up top to get himself in the game but was ineffective. The lack of service did not help his cause. AFP

Christian Pulisic – 6. Looked bright at times going forward but ultimately had several chances to get on the scoresheet and didn’t. Getty

SUBS: Raheem Sterling (Ziyech 68’) – 6. Worked hard to halve the deficit but his cameo probably came a bit too late. AP

Mason Mount (Broja 68’) – 5. Looked energetic when on the pitch but didn’t create anything worth a mention. AP

Conor Gallagher (Zakaria 68’) – 5. Appeared bright when he featured but couldn’t positively impact his side getting back into the game. PA

Cesar Azpilicueta (Chalobah 69’) – 6. Looked confident at the back and provided some leadership and experience to shore things up. PA

Kai Havertz (Hall 75’) – N/A. Arrived on the pitch too late to really make any impact. PA

Manchester City negotiated a heavyweight League Cup tie with Chelsea as second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez secured a 2-0 home win on Wednesday to send them into the fourth round.

City manager Pep Guardiola made seven changes to the line-up that scraped a 2-1 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday but still named a team brimming with talent.

Chelsea, last season's beaten finalists, also fielded a strong side and 18-year-old Lewis Hall made his debut for the club but City dominated the game and were worthy winners.

Jack Grealish, the Premier League's most expensive signing, was one of City's standout player and created a number of chances but it was Mahrez who broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute from a free kick.

Alvarez doubled City's lead five minutes later, sending a spectacular crossfield ball towards Mahrez and knocking the loose ball in from close range after Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy had parried the Algerian's low strike.

Nick Judd has provided the player ratings from the match at the Etihad in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.