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Middlesbrough vs Manchester City player ratings: Leroy Sane stands out in comfortable win

Take a look at the gallery below to find out how we rated each player's performance

Saturday 11 March 2017 16:09 GMT

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

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Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Brad Guzan – 8 out of 10

Made several vital saves and was under constant pressure throughout. Kept Boro in it at times.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Antonio Barragan – 5 out of 10

Struggled against the pace of Sane, which resulted in a number of City chances.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Bernardo Espinosa – 5 out of 10

Was replaced just after the interval due to injury. Had a mediocre first half at the back.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Ben Gibson – 6 out of 10

Held the shape well, but looked out-classed by the quality of the City strike force.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Fabio – 7 out of 10

Continued to charge up the pitch and had the confidence to go for goal when the opportunity arose.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Marten De Roon – 5 out of 10

Saw very little of the ball, but when he got the chance he did cause problems for the City defence.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Adam Clayton – 6 out of 10

Pumped deliveries up the field and attempted to create a lot of chances, but it did not always go his way today.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Grant Leadbitter – 4 out of 10

His temper let him down today. He was crashing into unnecessary challenges, not how a skipper should play.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Adama Traore – 6 out of 10

His build-up play is promising, but he always seems to lack the final product. Physically, he is excellent.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Rudy Gestede – 5 out of 10

Had to be subbed in the early stages due to injury. Prior to that, he was dominating in the air.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Cristhian Stuani – 5 out of 10

Failed to follow his man when marking defensively, which resulted in Boro loosing shape and looking unorganised.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Claudio Bravo – 5 out of 10

Had very little to do today, with little threat going forward from Boro.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Pablo Zabaleta – 7 out of 10

Defended well, but looked even better going forward. His assist to open the scoring was impeccable.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

John Stones – 6 out of 10

Read the game well from the back. Also made a crucial goal-line clearance in the latter stages of the game.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Nicolas Otamendi – 6 out of 10

Boro lacked threat going forward, which helped him do his job with such ease at the back.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Gael Clichy – 6 out of 10

Worked well with Sane on the left and supplied an outlet for the attacking players.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Yaya Toure – 7 out of 10

The 33-year-old was in cruise control today. His vision, passing and ability to read the game allowed him to run the game from the middle.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Raheem Sterling – 6 out of 10

The Boro defence were struggling with his speed and deliveries into the danger zone.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Kevin De Bruyne – 7 out of 10

Was a key element to almost every City move. He was pumping balls into the feet of the wingers and this was opening up the Boro back four.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

David Silva – 7 out of 10

Another top display from the Spaniard. His goal opened the scoring, but arguably he should have had three or four goals today.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Leroy Sane – 8 out of 10

His speed and skill caused endless issues today for Boro, especially Barragan. His assist sealed the second goal and it’s a shocked he’s not on the scoresheet himself.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings

Sergio Aguero – 6 out of 10

Aside from his goal, it was a relatively quiet display from Aguero. However, scoring is his job and he did that today.

Sergio Aguero's sixth goal in five matches eased Manchester City into the FA Cup semi-finals as Middlesbrough's game resistance was finally broken.

Trailing after just three minutes to David Silva's opener, relegation-threatened Boro rallied and survived a second-half onslaught until Aguero's 24th strike of the season with 23 minutes remaining eventually extinguished any hope of a fightback.

It was no more than City deserved and they can now turn their attention to Wednesday night's Champions League trip to Monaco with manager Pep Guardiola knowing they may have to be a little more clinical than they were at the Riverside Stadium.

Opposite number Aitor Karanka could take heart from a spirited display by his team with keeper Brad Guzan making a series of fine saves, but the fact remains that they were once again unable to score against top-flight opposition, something they have managed only three times since December 17.

How did we rate the players? Take a look at the gallery at the top of this article to find out.

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