Jon Worsnop 8 – made two fine saves to keep Salford at bay on break

Josh Law 7 – kept things tight at back and reliable on the ball

Hamza Bencherif 7 – should have scored his first City goal, but strong defensively

Dan Parslow 8 – swept up well when called upon and commanding in air

Alex Whittle 8 – set a good tempo with his bursts forward

Simon Heslop 7 – plugged away and sensible in possession

Theo Wharton 7 – swamped a little at times but stuck to his task

Sean Newton 7 – sent in some inviting balls from left flank

Louis Almond 7 – delivery for Parkin meant big man didn’t have to break stride

Jon Parkin 8 – his 200th goal could not have been more timely `

Amari Morgan-Smith 8 – constantly involved and purpose to his industry

Substitutes: Kaine Felix 7 – positive (for Almond, 60).

Subs not used: Connor Smith, Jassem Sukar, Sam Muggleton, Ryan Edmondson, Aaron Haswell, Luke Simpson.