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Hart – Made one vital save from Taarabt in the first half from a rare QPR attack but was otherwise untroubled as City controlled possession – 6.5 Zabaleta – Went ever so close to breaking the deadlock when his header crashed against the bar, but failed to offer a consistent threat down the right. We [...]

Pantilimon – A slightly uncertain opening five minutes or so where his kicking was unsteady but recovered well to produce a solid performance. Was authoritative in the air, his decision-making on whether to catch or punch was spot on and his handling was excellent – 7 Zabaleta – I couldn’t be happier that he was [...]

Hart – Fulham didn’t have a shot on target so was a bystander for large periods of the game – 6 Zabaleta – Solid defensively, not allowing Dejagah to have any meaningful impact of proceedings, and tried to get forward to support our attacks as much as possible. Picked up an injury in the second [...]

Hart – Barely tested such was Arsenal’s limited threat. Made one comfortable save in the first half before being rescued late on by Joleon Lescott after Theo Walcott’s shot had beaten him – 6 Zabaleta – Yet another powerful and commanding performance down the right hand side. Defensively solid and combined very well with Milner to [...]

Pantilimon – Made one vital save just after City had opened scoring, coming off his line quickly and getting down well to prevent the equaliser. His handling all afternoon was excellent – 7 Zabaleta – A willing runner down the right, linking up superbly with Milner and Silva. Couldn’t always find the end product to [...]