On the day Erling Haaland played under his strength, rookie Jeremy Doku shined with 1 goal and 1 assist to help Man City win big against Bournemouth in round 11 of the Premier League.
At the beginning of the match, Man City did not hide their intention to attack right from the first minutes. However, Bournemouth’s defense played tightly and did not give the home team any space.
However, the level difference between the two teams is inevitable. From a seemingly not too dangerous situation, a difference was created when Jeremy Doku and Rodri had a classy combination to open the score.
With a goal to take the lead, Man City felt like they were relieved of their burden and played sublimely. With that in mind, the second goal came as a necessity. It was Jeremy Doku again when he described a sudden attack and assisted Bernardo Silva to double the score.
The Belgian winger also completed his brilliant day of work when he took a shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit Akanji and went into the net. The score was 3-0 for Man City after the first half ended.
Entering the second half, Man City withdrew Silver Ball winner Erling Haaland to replace Phil Foden, but that did not change the home team’s attacking quality. They still created pressure but were no longer as strong as in the first half.
However, the difference in class between the two teams still helped Man City get the fourth goal thanks to Phil Foden. Creating a safe result, The Citizens made personnel changes to preserve the next match. Bournemouth took advantage of the defense’s negligence and scored a goal to shorten the score to 1-4.
That is also what the away team did because Man City then had 2 more goals thanks to Bernardo Silva and Nathan Ake. In the end, Man City won with a score of 6-1.
Brushing off two consecutive defeats, defending Premier League champion Man City is gradually regaining its original form with two consecutive victories, the most recent being a convincing 3-0 victory right at Old Trafford against the great rival. rival Man United. Victory in the next match will help coach Pep Guardiola’s team temporarily climb to first place in the rankings and put pressure on the 3 teams ranked above who will play later.