Manchester City

3.12

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  11

  4

  3.00

  Joe Hart

  Had very little to do bar watching Steve Sidwell's first-half header go agonisingly wide.

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  10

  8

  3.00

  Vincent Kompany

  Dealt with everything thrown his way and picked the right passes from the back as City dominated possession.

• 
  15

  7

  3.50

  Pablo Zabaleta

  Had linked brilliantly with his compatriot Tevez as the striker dropped out wide in search of the ball. An industrious presence before he was subbed on the hour mark with an injury.

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  13

  7

  3.00

  Gael Clichy

  Worked well with Silva down the left and consistently forced Duff onto his weaker foot when challenged one-on-one. An intelligent performance.

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  13

  10

  3.00

  Matija Nastasic

  The least busy of City's two centre-halves but did well when called into action by rare moments of Fulham threat.

• 
  8

  10

  2.50

  James Milner

  Moved to right-back after Zabaleta's withdrawal but had been practically playing that position all day given his lack of attacking threat. Could not recreate his performance against Arsenal.

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  4

  10

  3.00

  Javi García

  Unlucky not to provide an assist with a perfectly legal sliding tackle in the second half. Did not have as much impact on City's threat going forward as he might have liked but never shirked a challenge.

• 
  8

  9

  3.50

  Gareth Barry

  Drove forward with the ball and battled hard up against a determined Fulham midfield. Deserved to be on the winning side having worked so hard.

• 
  28

  11

  4.00

  David Silva Top of the Match

  Energised the hosts' attack and took both his goals brilliantly. The second, a deft chip when in one-on-one, was particularly delightful.

• 
  60

  17

  2.50

  Edin Dzeko

  His shot allowed Silva in to open the scoring early on but, apart from a couple of impressive flick-ons, the Bosnian was quiet from then on.

• 
  16

  29

  3.50

  Carlos Tévez

  Harried Fulham's defenders relentlessly and deserved a goal. Unfortunately the ball would not bounce for the Argentine, but his manager will be just as pleased with his performance.

Substitutions

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  9

  1

  Joleon Lescott

  Arrived simply to waste time as the champions saw out victory.

• 
  9

  7

  3.00

  Samir Nasri

  Gave City more impetus when replacing Zabaleta but did not make a telling contribution.

• 
  10

  17

  3.00

  Sergio Agüero

  Fashioned one chance to shoot for himself after coming on late in the game. His return from injury will have significance beyond this game alone.

Fulham

2.63

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  1

  1

  2.50

  Mark Schwarzer

  Should have done better to push Dzeko's early effort further away from goal. Went down too easily as Silva bore down on him to grab his second.

• 
  1

  1

  3.00

  Brede Hangeland

  Marshalled Dzeko excellently and did well not to get flustered as Tevez buzzed around him. One of Fulham's more composed performers.

• 
  0

  2

  2.50

  Aaron Hughes

  Both of City's goals came from his side of the centre-back pairing - a fact which is indicative of his under-performance in comparison to Hangeland.

• 
  1

  1

  3.00

  Sascha Riether

  Did well to control Silva's movements onto the left flank but should have followed the Spaniard in for the opening goal.

• 
  2

  1

  3.00

  Steve Sidwell

  Part of an excellent defensive effort which inevitably tired in the second half. The Fulham midfielder went toe-to-toe with Barry and Garcia but did little with the ball.

• 
  2

  2

  3.00

  Giorgos Karagounis

  Did not fear City's physical threat in the middle and dropped into the box to block shots on a number of occasions.

• 
  0

  3

  2.50

  Kieran Richardson

  Easily prevented Milner having an impact but, bizarrely, could not control Pablo Zabaleta. Dithered on the ball when going forward.

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  0

  5

  2.00

  Damien Duff Flop of the Match

  Continually cut back onto his wrong foot instead of attempting to swing in beyond Gael Clichy.

• 
  5

  4

  2.50

  Ashkan Dejagah

  Made some darting runs which threatened the City defence but they were too irregular for him to truly provide hope for Fulham.

• 
  7

  5

  2.00

  Dimitar Berbatov

  Showed some moments of class but spent too long skulking around the pitch berating his team-mates - who were putting in significantly more effort.

• 
  0

  3

  2.50

  Bryan Ruiz

  Attempted to conjure some magic on the break on several occasions but was too easily crowded out. Not a memorable showing from the Costa Rican.

Substitutions

• 
  1

  0

  3.00

  Matthew Briggs

  Replaced Kieran Richardson at left-back, though few attacks came down his flank after his late arrival.

• 
  0

  2

  Mladen Petric

  A late substitute who could not turn the tide in the visitors' favour.