Player Rater: De Bruyne is the star of the Man City show
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It was a night in which deposed champions Manchester City made a point, hammering Liverpool - the team that have taken their title - 4-0.
There were a number of outstanding displays by players in City shirts, but it was Kevin de Bruyne who once again stood head and shoulders above them all.
Having scored one goal and made another, the midfielder earned an average rating from you in our Player Rater of 8.55.
This put him ahead of fellow midfielder Phil Foden, who registered a score of 7.99, and forward Raheem Sterling, who received 7.76.
The highest average score for a Liverpool player? That would be Jordan Henderson with 4.16. Ouch.
See below for all the night's player ratings...

Player of the match
De BruyneKevin De Bruyne
Manchester City
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Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Average rating8.55
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Average rating7.99
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Average rating7.76
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Average rating6.89
Squad number22Player nameMendy
Average rating6.80
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Average rating6.78
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Average rating6.65
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Average rating6.58
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Average rating6.55
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Average rating6.55
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Average rating6.48
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Average rating6.43
Squad number50Player nameGarcía
Average rating6.43
Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo
Average rating6.27
Squad number30Player nameOtamendi
Average rating5.98
Liverpool
Avg
Squad number14Player nameHenderson
Average rating4.16
Squad number76Player nameN Williams
Average rating4.12
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Average rating4.12
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Average rating4.05
Squad number3Player nameFabinho
Average rating3.98
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Average rating3.96
Squad number10Player nameMané
Average rating3.93
Squad number8Player nameKeita
Average rating3.73
Squad number5Player nameWijnaldum
Average rating3.70
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Average rating3.64
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino
Average rating3.57
Squad number15Player nameOxlade-Chamberlain
Average rating3.50
Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Average rating3.35
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Average rating3.35
Squad number18Player nameMinamino
Average rating3.26
Squad number12Player nameGomez
Average rating3.11