Player Ratings: Juventus 2-5 Manchester City – Yildiz the only Bianconeri shining light

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – JUNE 26: Jeremy Doku #11 of Manchester City scores his team’s first goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group G match between Juventus FC and Manchester City FC at Camping World Stadium on June 26, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Kenan Yildiz was the only positive note for Juventus in a 5-2 defeat against Manchester City in the Club World Cup.

Juventus player ratings

Di Gregorio 6 – Manchester City showed no mercy. At least he made a couple of saves with his feet and a final one on Rayan Cherki to avoid a humiliating sixth goal.

Kalulu 3.5 – An avoidable, to say the least, own goal. He should have been the leader of the defence; it wasn’t exactly what he showed.

Savona 4 – Once again playing out of position, Juventus paid a high price this time around. This heavy defeat is not entirely his fault, obviously. He even sustained what appeared to be an ugly ankle injury. (61′ Gatti 5).

Kelly 4 – Pep Guardiola’s strikers kept coming from all over the place and the ex-Newcastle man hardly found a way to stop them.

Alberto Costa 4 – Left too much space for Doku when City scored the opener. The first of many mistakes, with and without the ball. (57′ Cambiaso 5).

Locatelli 5 – Suffocated by the press and the quality of Manchester City players. Some good passes here and there, but far from what’s required to win games at this level. (57′ Thuram 5).

McKennie 4.5 – The American, tried to help the team all over the pitch, but only won a couple of duels, and the passing accuracy wasn’t the best. (71% via Sofascore) (82′ Adzic N/A).

Kostic 4 – Started his first Juventus game in over a year and looked like a fish out of water. Understandable, but only 60% accurate passes are not good enough.

Nico Gonzalez 4 – It’s becoming more and more difficult to find a space for the Argentine in Tudor’s XI. He’s a winger, not a wing-back, nor an attacking midfielder. No coincidence he didn’t leave his mark tonight. Far from it.

Koopmeiners 5 – Scored a rare goal in a Bianconeri shirt, and nothing more. (57′ Yildiz 7 – What an assist for Vlahovic).

Vlahovic 5 – The start was promising with a charming move down the right flank, but the other few touches he made (24 in total) slowed down the Juventus build-up rather than making it smooth. He had a big chance in the second half, but wasted it in front of Ederson after a lovely Yildiz through ball. At least, he didn’t miss the second one.

Coach: Tudor 4 – A reality check after convincing wins over Al Ain and Wydad. Juventus lost most duels and looked confused with and without the ball. True, many key players, including Yildiz, partially rested, but it’s not enough to justify such a collapse.

Manchester City: Ederson 5.5; Nunes 7, Akanji 6, Ruben Dias 6.5, Ait-Nouri 7 (75′ O’Riley 6); Rodri 7.5 (66′ Gundogan 6.5), Reijnders 7.5; Savinho 8, Bernardo Silva 7.5 (75′ Cherki 6), Doku 8 (66′ Foden 7.5); Marmoush 7 (46′ Haaland 7.5). Coach: Guardiola 7.