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Jan Paul Van Hecke - Solid defensivelyVan Hecke generated four tackles (one won), three clearances and three interceptions in Thursday's 4-0 defeat versus Manchester City.
ImpactVan Hecke saw a great match Thursday, most likely due to Manchester City's constant attack, as all of his contributions came in the defense. He ended his 90 minutes of play, notching four tackles, three interceptions and three clearances, being the only defender to do much in the loss. He has nowstarted in 26 of his 28 league appearances this campaign, notching 30 interceptions, 47 tackles and 74 clearances in those games.
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Joao Pedro - Whips in three crossesPedro registered one shot (zero on goal), three crosses (two accurate) and one chance created in Thursday's 4-0 defeat versus Manchester City.
ImpactPedro was given his third start in the club's past four matches Thursday, following his return from injury. However, his performance was not ideal, only notching one shot, a chance created and three crosses in the loss. He still has yet to bag a goal contribution in his 296 minutes since returning, hoping one comes before the end of the campaign.
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Danny Welbeck - Poor in lossWelbeck had two shots (one on goal) in Thursday's 4-0 defeat to Manchester City.
ImpactWelbeck could not get anything going Thursday, as he was stunted by the City defense after only registering two shots in his 75 minutes of play. This marks his fourth straight game without a goal, only having five shots across that span.
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Jason Steele - Allows four against CitySteele had two saves and allowed four goals in Thursday's 4-0 defeat to Manchester City.
ImpactSteele found his first start in six contests Thursday. However, it did not go to plan, as he only made two saves while allowing four goals in the loss. This was only his fifth appearance of the season, notching nine saves, nine goals allowed and two clean sheets during those games. He will most likely return to the bench in the club's next match against Bournemouth on Sunday after his horrific showing against City, with Bart Verbruggen taking the starting role back.
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Bernardo Silva - Finds assist in winSilva assisted once to go with zero corners and one chance created in Thursday's 4-0 win against Brighton.
ImpactSilva was back to his typical ways after an off night against Real Madrid last Wednesday, as he earned an assist after finding Phil Foden in the 34th minute. This upped his goal contribution count to 11 this season, being two better than his nine from last campaign.
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Kyle Walker - Notches pair of assistsWalker assisted twice to go with one cross (one accurate) and two chances created in Thursday's 4-0 victory over Brighton.
ImpactWalker saw his third straight start Thursday after recovering from a hamstring issue. He added a great performance to that start by notching two assists, now having four on the season after not registering one all of last campaign. However, he was not needed much in the defense, only registering one block.
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