Man City 3 – 1 Bournemouth

Man City 3 – 1 Bournemouth

Erling Haaland scored twice to assist transfer Manchester City as much as second in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth.

Haaland’s astonishing scoring report is exhibiting no signal of slowing down along with his two first-half strikes, both facet of Tyler Adams’ equaliser and adopted by Nico O’Reilly’s third, taking his tally to 13 in 10 games this season and just two away from 100 league targets.

The purpose-scoring machine celebrated his first strike with a robotic celebration, however was denied the probability of a hat-trick when he was substituted in the final 10 minutes, along with his Man City whole standing at 141 targets in 159 appearances.

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“There were probably a few Fantasy [Premier League] managers that were not so happy when I got subbed off!” Haaland told Sky Sports.

“I didn’t score in the last game. I try to help the team to win, that’s my goal, either by scoring or winning duels, it doesn’t matter as long as we win. I want to help the team become better. That’s my job.”

City’s victory, their fourth in 5 league matches, strikes them six factors behind leaders Arsenal as the ever-impressive Bournemouth slipped to fourth with their eight-game unbeaten run ending.

Player scores:

Man City: Donnarumma (5); Nunes (7), Dias (7), Gvardiol (7), O’Reilly (8); Nico (7), Bernardo (7), Foden (8), Cherki (8), Doku (7), Haaland (9).

Subs: Savinho (6), Reijnders (6), Marmoush (n/a), Ait Nouri (n/a), Rodri (n/a).

Bournemouth: Petrovic (7); Jimenez (7), Senesi (5), Diakite (5), Truffert (6); Scott (6), Adams (7), Brooks (6), Tavernier (6), Semenyo (6); Kroupi Jr (6).

Subs: Evanilson (6), Cook (6), Kluivert (5), Christie (6), Doak (n/a).

Player of the Match: Erling Haaland

How Haaland dominated Bournemouth

Man City sparked into life after Eli Junior Kroupi despatched them an early warning, tapping in from an offside place within the opening 60 seconds.

The guests did not sit again and performed their typical high line of defense which Haaland uncovered throughout the first half. He burst by on purpose from Rayan Cherki’s header in the seventeenth minute and completed past Djordje Petrovic.

But Bournemouth had been allowed to hit again when Man City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma failed along with his punch at a nook, the ball dropping for Adams to show in.

However, it did little to rock the hosts and Haaland soon restored their lead. Cherki supplied again, chipping a cross over the Bournemouth defence. Haaland had more work to do this time, having to round Petrovic and slotting in from an angle.

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Erling Haaland scores a second purpose against Bournemouth to present City the lead again of their Premier League match

The striker ought to have had his hat-trick moments later when he burst by again, however Petrovic stood tall to dam his tried chip.

Bournemouth more than performed their half in an entertaining fixture, beginning the second half on top as Kroupi despatched a shot into the facet netting and was then denied by Donnarumma not lengthy after.

Pep Guardiola’s celebrations over City’s third was proof of the stress Bournemouth had placed on his facet as O’Reilly strode ahead from left-again and arrowed a shot into the backside proper nook to seal the win.

Pep: We had been so intelligent

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Despite a convincing 3-1 win against Bournemouth, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was left pissed off in the method through which his facet conceded Tyler Adams’ purpose.

Man City supervisor Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports:

“We played really well. We had to be so coordinated with our pressing. With the ball, we were so clever and of course Erling was decisive.

“They destroyed us last season in the Premier League, we could not deal with something. It’s always been tight with them. They are so intense and aggressive. They have threats in Semenyo, Brooks and Tavernier. The holding midfielders are so dynamic and the defence is so aggressive.

“Today is the second game they’ve lost, we’ve lost more than them. They are such a good team.”

On Bournemouth’s equaliser: (*1*)

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The Super Sunday panel focus on Manchester City’s reliance on Erling Haaland following the striker’s unimaginable purpose-scoring kind.

Iraola: Haaland is wonderful – we did not play badly

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola talking to Sky Sports:

“It was not a bad performance by us. We are starting quite well in games. Even when they scored the first goal we were controlling a lot. You have to accept the way we play there are risks.

“It is a season the place now we have the challenge of numerous new gamers however we also have benefit the place now we have gamers who’ve been right here for 3 pre-seasons. We have performed just 10 games and we still want numerous factors.

(*3*)

On Erling Haaland: “It’s very difficult [to play against him]. He’s amazing. When you press higher and concede the press at the back, he is super fast.”

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