Wigan player ratings

Given 7.
Good save from Scharner and looked assured on crosses. May be glad Moreno and Rodallega put their chances wide, but looked comfortable.

Zabaleta 6.
Rodallega proved to be a test that he was not always on top of and the booking puts him out of the trip to Burnley and the home game against Birmingham.

Toure 6.
Doesn't always inspire confidence but defended pretty soundly.

Kompany 7.
His reading of the game is excellent and he used to limit the lively Moreno on a number of occasions.

Garrido 7.
Thought he did well. Is good to have someone at the back who can play a bit of football as well. Fairly comfortable defensively and supported the attack well, including an assist for Tevez's second.

Wright-Phillips 6.
Unlucky to be withdrawn at half-time. His runs caused some problems and he set up the best chance of the half for Tevez.

De Jong 6.
A bit overrun due to an off-the-pace Vieira, but coped well and was thankful that the red card lightened his load.

Vieira 5.
Would've been a four if it weren't for some quite incisive passes in the second half - including the one that confused Stojkovic into the first goal. Looked a long way behind the game though for large periods and the red card gave him the extra space he needed.

Johnson 7.
Had the beating of Figueroa in the second half and his running caused Wigan a lot of problems. The final ball was not always on for him but he kept asking questions of Wigan's defence.

Tevez 9.
Superb. Brimming with confidence, he ran at defenders, he opened up play, he was both the most creative player as well as the greatest goal threat (his through-ball that put Adebayor one-on-one with the keeper was exquisite), and he won the three points with his second hat-trick under Mancini.

Adebayor 7.
Worked very hard. Spread and linked up play well. Perhaps the lack of games recently accounted for him fading a bit towards the end.

Substitutes:

Bellamy (on for Wright-Phillips, 45mins) 7.
Made a big difference. Ran at Wigan on every opportunity. Came inside looking to influence the game and always wanted the ball. May even have scored at the end.

Sylvinho (on for Tevez, 88mins) N/A.
Main role was to give Tevez a standing ovation.

Onuoha (on for Garrido, 88mins) N/A.
At least he is becoming more involved now, but he will want more game-time to prove his worth to Mancini.


My man of the match: Carlos Tevez.