Manchester City came from behind to pick up all three points against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, but the 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium wasn’t down to Riyad Mahrez’s performance as he was substituted immediately after the Sky Blues conceded.
The 31-year-old is without a goal or assist from eight games this season and was fortunate to start against Dortmund, but he didn’t vindicate the decision and Pep Guardiola course-corrected before the hour mark by swapping him for Julian Alvarez.
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Mahrez was given a player rating of 5.26 on BBC Sport’s post-match report, which was the second worst ranking of all the City players. Only Jack Grealish scored lower on the night.
Toby Cudworth of 90min gave the Algerian international a player rating of 4/10 and called his performance ‘one-dimensional’ and ‘slow’, so it’s little wonder he was hooked after the break.
Against Dortmund, Mahrez failed to register a shot, failed to create a chance and failed to whip in an accurate cross. He had the second-lowest pass completion (72.7%) and had the second most unsupported touches in the squad (2).
City lock horns with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, but it remains to be seen if Mahrez will start.
In other news, stats show Jack Grealish had a poor game v Dortmund