SUB: Fernandinho (Rodri 71’) 7. Grabbed an assist with a through ball to Mahrez for City’s fifth. PA
CLUB BRUGGE RATINGS: Simon Mignolet – 5. The busier of the goalkeepers. Sent the wrong way for Mahrez’s penalty. Didn’t make any catastrophic errors but was always at a disadvantage facing City’s strike force. AP Photo
Clinton Mata – 5. Booked for a late but unintentional foul on Silva. Got in a couple of tackles but couldn’t make the wingback position work when he was forced to chase the game. Forced off after keeping Sterling from adding to City’s lead. AFP
Jack Hendry – 6. Did well to run with – and force – Foden wide in the early stages, which made the City maestro hit the side netting. Produced a much needed tackle to stop Foden making it a third. Produced a number of clearances, but couldn’t get in the way to stop Mahrez getting his second. Getty Images
Stanley Nsoki – 5. Conceded a penalty against Mahrez with a foul on the edge of the box, with the 22-year-old unable to get a touch on the ball. Booked. EPA
Eduard Sobol – 5. Saw an effort in the final minutes go wide. A quiet night for the wingback who was overrun by City. AP Photo
Kamal Sowah – 5. Let Cancelo run into the box for the goal. He was the only Brugge player to track the Spaniard, but ultimately he couldn’t deal with the defender’s quality. Unafraid to put a tackle in as he looked to stop Grealish and Silva. EPA
Mats Rits – 5. Unable to get a foothold on the game and contain a strong Manchester City side. Subbed, as Brugge looked for a way back into the game. PA
Eder Balanta – 6. Balanta knew he had to follow Silva as he weaved through the midfield, and chose to commit the foul. Not always the neatest of tacklers but he put in his fair share of challenges to try and halt City. Getty Images
Noa Lang – 5. Did well to track back and cover Walker who tried to get forward on the wing at any opportunity during the first half. But struggled to make an impact. Getty Images
Hans Vanaken – 6. Woke up a shell-shocked home crowd as he slotted a consolation goal into the bottom right corner. PA
Charles De Ketelaere – 6. Produced a lovely flick to Lang in the early stages with a hint of what could be to come, but he struggled to produce few further moments of quality. Forced Ederson into making a save as Brugge looked for a consolation. AFP
SUB: Ignace Van Der Brempt (Sowah 56’) 6. Did well to get past a defence who lost a second of concentration, and enabled De Kelelaere to test Ederson. Reuters
SUB: Ruud Vormer (Rits 56’) 7. Grabbed an assist for Vanaken’s goal and was lively off the bench.. Getty Images
SUB: Noah Mbamba (Balanta 70’) N/R. The 16-year-old came on as Brugge looked to have waved the white flag. Added a few tackles to spice things up. Reuters
SUB: Brandon Mechele (N’Soki 79’) N/R. Blocked a shot as the game entered injury time but it a tough time to come off the bench. Reuters
SUB: Bas Dost (De Ketelaere 79’) – N/R. Would have wanted to hit the target in the 86th minute as he got in front of his defender, but couldn’t convert. Getty Images
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson – 7. Back in the line-up following his time away with Brazil and was able to sit back for much of the game with Brugge unable to trouble his goal. Forced into a save in the final stages of the game. AFP
Joao Cancelo – 8. Opened the scoring half-an-hour into the game when he broke free and ran into the box, chested down Foden’s cross and held off Sowah to score. Happy to do his defensive duties, too. EPA
Aymeric Laporte – 7. Subbed just after half time as Guardiola looked ahead to the weekend, with the Spanish international untroubled throughout. Had earlier been booked after lunging into a challenge on Sowah. AP Photo
Ruben Dias – 7. Captained the side and managed things well at the back, putting in a number of tackles to prevent Brugge from getting close to City’s area. EPA
Kyle Walker – 7. Always happy to overlap on the wing but his goal came from some excellent movement, when he ran through the centre and slotted home De Bruyne’s pass. AFP
Kevin de Bruyne – 7. Floated a lovely free-kick into the box for Rodri’s disallowed goal. Saw a tame shot straight at Mignolet ruled offside. Could have grabbed City’s third seconds before the half time whistle with a long-range special. Played Walker in for City’s third. AFP
Rodri – 7. Thought he’d grabbed the opener only to see his goal flagged for offside. Overall, he was lively in the middle and at the centre of everything for the visitors. Getty Images
Bernardo Silva – 6. Did extremely well to weave around Balanta as he moved the ball forward. Maybe didn’t have as much as an impact as normal. Reuters
Riyad Mahrez – 8. Reacted fastest to a ball into the box to win the penalty and sent Mignolet the wrong way to double City’s lead. Could have grabbed his second minutes later but his shot was aimed straight at Mignolet. Slid in a lovely ball for Foden just after the break. Grabbed his second of the night in the final 10 minutes. Reuters
Jack Grealish – 7. Ran onto a great ball from Foden and produced the perfect ball for Silva, though the Portuguese couldn’t poke it in. Played some lovely stuff but the game was very much run by Mahrez and Foden. AP Photo
Phil Foden – 9. The pick of the bunch. With no designated striker named in the starting line-up, the youngster thrived. He proved to be a lively influence during the opening stages with some lovely balls across the box. Ran onto a great ball but was forced wide by Hendry and could only manage the side netting. Beautiful ball for Cancelo’s goal. EPA
SUB: Ilkay Gundogan (Silva 57’) – 6. Given the opportunity to come on after City looked comfortable. Couldn’t meet Walker’s low ball into the box. EPA
SUB: Nathan Ake (Laporte 57’) – 6. Couldn’t make anything of a cross into the box in the final stages. PA
SUB: Cole Palmer (De Bruyne 64’) – 7. Will not be forgetting this game any time soon as he slotted past Mignolet with confidence to make it 4-0. EPA
SUB: Raheem Sterling (Foden 64’) – 7. The driving force behind Palmer’s goal as he opened up Brugge’s defence. Couldn’t add a fifth, though, as he saw a powerful shot fly wide and then later hit the side netting. Lively cameo from the bench. EPA
SUB: Fernandinho (Rodri 71’) 7. Grabbed an assist with a through ball to Mahrez for City’s fifth. PA
CLUB BRUGGE RATINGS: Simon Mignolet – 5. The busier of the goalkeepers. Sent the wrong way for Mahrez’s penalty. Didn’t make any catastrophic errors but was always at a disadvantage facing City’s strike force. AP Photo
Clinton Mata – 5. Booked for a late but unintentional foul on Silva. Got in a couple of tackles but couldn’t make the wingback position work when he was forced to chase the game. Forced off after keeping Sterling from adding to City’s lead. AFP
Jack Hendry – 6. Did well to run with – and force – Foden wide in the early stages, which made the City maestro hit the side netting. Produced a much needed tackle to stop Foden making it a third. Produced a number of clearances, but couldn’t get in the way to stop Mahrez getting his second. Getty Images
Stanley Nsoki – 5. Conceded a penalty against Mahrez with a foul on the edge of the box, with the 22-year-old unable to get a touch on the ball. Booked. EPA
Eduard Sobol – 5. Saw an effort in the final minutes go wide. A quiet night for the wingback who was overrun by City. AP Photo
Kamal Sowah – 5. Let Cancelo run into the box for the goal. He was the only Brugge player to track the Spaniard, but ultimately he couldn’t deal with the defender’s quality. Unafraid to put a tackle in as he looked to stop Grealish and Silva. EPA
Mats Rits – 5. Unable to get a foothold on the game and contain a strong Manchester City side. Subbed, as Brugge looked for a way back into the game. PA
Eder Balanta – 6. Balanta knew he had to follow Silva as he weaved through the midfield, and chose to commit the foul. Not always the neatest of tacklers but he put in his fair share of challenges to try and halt City. Getty Images
Noa Lang – 5. Did well to track back and cover Walker who tried to get forward on the wing at any opportunity during the first half. But struggled to make an impact. Getty Images
Hans Vanaken – 6. Woke up a shell-shocked home crowd as he slotted a consolation goal into the bottom right corner. PA
Charles De Ketelaere – 6. Produced a lovely flick to Lang in the early stages with a hint of what could be to come, but he struggled to produce few further moments of quality. Forced Ederson into making a save as Brugge looked for a consolation. AFP
SUB: Ignace Van Der Brempt (Sowah 56’) 6. Did well to get past a defence who lost a second of concentration, and enabled De Kelelaere to test Ederson. Reuters
SUB: Ruud Vormer (Rits 56’) 7. Grabbed an assist for Vanaken’s goal and was lively off the bench.. Getty Images
SUB: Noah Mbamba (Balanta 70’) N/R. The 16-year-old came on as Brugge looked to have waved the white flag. Added a few tackles to spice things up. Reuters
SUB: Brandon Mechele (N’Soki 79’) N/R. Blocked a shot as the game entered injury time but it a tough time to come off the bench. Reuters
SUB: Bas Dost (De Ketelaere 79’) – N/R. Would have wanted to hit the target in the 86th minute as he got in front of his defender, but couldn’t convert. Getty Images
MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson – 7. Back in the line-up following his time away with Brazil and was able to sit back for much of the game with Brugge unable to trouble his goal. Forced into a save in the final stages of the game. AFP
Joao Cancelo – 8. Opened the scoring half-an-hour into the game when he broke free and ran into the box, chested down Foden’s cross and held off Sowah to score. Happy to do his defensive duties, too. EPA
Aymeric Laporte – 7. Subbed just after half time as Guardiola looked ahead to the weekend, with the Spanish international untroubled throughout. Had earlier been booked after lunging into a challenge on Sowah. AP Photo
Ruben Dias – 7. Captained the side and managed things well at the back, putting in a number of tackles to prevent Brugge from getting close to City’s area. EPA
Kyle Walker – 7. Always happy to overlap on the wing but his goal came from some excellent movement, when he ran through the centre and slotted home De Bruyne’s pass. AFP
Kevin de Bruyne – 7. Floated a lovely free-kick into the box for Rodri’s disallowed goal. Saw a tame shot straight at Mignolet ruled offside. Could have grabbed City’s third seconds before the half time whistle with a long-range special. Played Walker in for City’s third. AFP
Rodri – 7. Thought he’d grabbed the opener only to see his goal flagged for offside. Overall, he was lively in the middle and at the centre of everything for the visitors. Getty Images
Bernardo Silva – 6. Did extremely well to weave around Balanta as he moved the ball forward. Maybe didn’t have as much as an impact as normal. Reuters
Riyad Mahrez – 8. Reacted fastest to a ball into the box to win the penalty and sent Mignolet the wrong way to double City’s lead. Could have grabbed his second minutes later but his shot was aimed straight at Mignolet. Slid in a lovely ball for Foden just after the break. Grabbed his second of the night in the final 10 minutes. Reuters
Jack Grealish – 7. Ran onto a great ball from Foden and produced the perfect ball for Silva, though the Portuguese couldn’t poke it in. Played some lovely stuff but the game was very much run by Mahrez and Foden. AP Photo
Phil Foden – 9. The pick of the bunch. With no designated striker named in the starting line-up, the youngster thrived. He proved to be a lively influence during the opening stages with some lovely balls across the box. Ran onto a great ball but was forced wide by Hendry and could only manage the side netting. Beautiful ball for Cancelo’s goal. EPA
SUB: Ilkay Gundogan (Silva 57’) – 6. Given the opportunity to come on after City looked comfortable. Couldn’t meet Walker’s low ball into the box. EPA
SUB: Nathan Ake (Laporte 57’) – 6. Couldn’t make anything of a cross into the box in the final stages. PA
SUB: Cole Palmer (De Bruyne 64’) – 7. Will not be forgetting this game any time soon as he slotted past Mignolet with confidence to make it 4-0. EPA
SUB: Raheem Sterling (Foden 64’) – 7. The driving force behind Palmer’s goal as he opened up Brugge’s defence. Couldn’t add a fifth, though, as he saw a powerful shot fly wide and then later hit the side netting. Lively cameo from the bench. EPA
SUB: Fernandinho (Rodri 71’) 7. Grabbed an assist with a through ball to Mahrez for City’s fifth. PA
