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Hart - Made one superb stop to deny the onrushing Campbell, making sure he was quickly off his line to spread himself. However, didn’t exactly cover himself in glory for Cardiff’s second goal, flapping at the inswinging corner – 6 Zabaleta - At fault for Campbell’s two goals, losing concentration and not tracking the striker from a [...]

Hart - One stop from a Tioté piledriver that was heading wide, but was otherwise a spectator as we dominated. Will face far tougher tests over the season so this was a relaxing and comfortable way to start – 6 Zabaleta - Picked up where he left off last campaign, surging forward at every available opportunity, showed [...]

Hart – Wins the Golden Glove award for keeping the most clean sheets over the course of the season but he’ll have been disappointed to concede three yesterday. Offered no protection by the defenders in front of him – 6 Zabaleta – Milner’s tendency to offer a more direct threat on the outside, rather than [...]

Hart – Far busier than he was in the FA Cup final! His handling and shot-stopping were very good and he was quick off his line in treacherous conditions, but his distribution was still haphazard – 7 Richards – Moved into a centre-back role early on and it meant we never not got rewarded with [...]

Hart – Despite the ease with which Wigan moved the ball and the constant threat they seemed to pose, Hart was barely called into action. His distribution, as it has been too often this season, was wayward – 6 Zabaleta – One of the few to show some passion but even he had a difficult [...]