Manchester City fans have unsurprisingly named Erling Haaland as the club's best performer so far this season but Riyad Mahrez ranks among the worst.
It's been a mixed first half of the season for City as they enjoyed a blistering start with emphatic victories over Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Southampton and, of course, Manchester United. However, as injuries began to strike and the World Cup loomed ever closer, the Blues' performance levels proceeded to dip.
It began with the first defeat of the season to Liverpool and though Pep Guardiola's side responded well with three victories, they struggled at times against Brighton and only scraped past Leicester and Fulham with late goals. In the final game before the break, another defeat was suffered at the hands of Brentford.
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City are still in a great position as they sit just five points behind leaders Arsenal with a massive chunk of the season still to play, they have a favourable draw with RB Leipzig in the Champions League last 16 and are still competing in both domestic cups. There could be plenty of success come May but the manager will need to get his team back to its best when they return to action.
With the club's fortunes being so mixed at the start of the campaign, MEN Sport asked readers to cast their own player ratings for each first-teamer so far and it's no great shock to discover that Haaland topped the list with a rating of 9.1.
City's trophy count at the end of the season may well depend on how the Norwegian sensation continues to play after his excellent start to life in Manchester, with a remarkable 23 goals, as well as three assists, to his name in a mere 18 matches. Haaland did have a few injury problems ahead of the break but hopefully the time off will see him fully recovered for the rest of the year.
Next up came Kevin De Bruyne with 8.2. The brilliant Belgian's World Cup ended in disappointment but he has continued to be great for City with an absurd 13 assists under his belt. He was sharply followed by Phil Foden, whose eight goals and three assists have earned him an 8 rating.
Bernardo Silva (7.9), Rodri (7.9), Manuel Akanji (7.3), Ederson (7.3), Nathan Ake (7.2) and Julian Alvarez (7.1) round off the high end of the ratings while on the opposite end of the scale sits Kalvin Phillips. The new signing ranked at just 3.8 but that's understandable as he has managed just 54 minutes of action due to various injuries.
The lowest-rated player who has actually seen significant minutes is Mahrez, with fans giving him 5.1. The Algerian was the club's top scorer last season but has struggled to find that form again, scoring just once in the Premier League. He has now found himself down the attacking pecking order.
Stefan Ortega (6.9), Ilkay Gundogan (6.8), John Stones, (6.7), Joao Cancelo (6.7), Rico Lewis (6.6), Aymeric Laporte (6.6), Jack Grealish (6.4), Ruben Dias (6.3), Cole Palmer (6), Kyle Walker (5.8), Sergio Gomez (5.5) and Joshua Wilson-Esbrand (5.3) round out the list.
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