Three goals in seven minutes put Manchester City on track against FC Bournemotuh on matchday 11 of the English Premier League. Manchester United, on the other hand, was only allowed to celebrate very late on Saturday (November 4th, 2023). Newcastle won the top game against Arsenal.
In the 6:1 (3:0) win against AFC Bournemouth, City needed a bit of time to get going, but then came out even stronger. Jeremy Doku (30′) after a one-two in the penalty area, Bernardo Silva (33′) from ten meters and Manuel Akanji (37′) following a corner quickly made it 3-0 for the superior “Skyblues”.
After that, coach Pep Guardiola’s team controlled the game. In the second half, Phil Foden increased the score to 4-0 (64th) thanks to a pass from the strong Doku, who scored a total of four goals. After the consolation goal for the guests by Luis Sinisterra (74th), Silva (83rd) and Nathan Ake (88th) completed the sweeping victory. With their third league win in a row, City takes first place with 27 points, but can be pushed back by Tottenham Hotspur with a win against Chelsea on Monday.
First defeat of the season for Arsenal FC
Arsenal FC lost valuable points at the top of the table. The 0-1 (0-0) at Newcastle United meant the Gunners’ first defeat and are now three points behind Manchester City. Anthony Gordon scored the goal of the day for the “Magpies”, which had to pass several checks from the video assistant (ball previously out of bounds, offside, foul).
Overall, the Arsenal offensive with Kai Havertz in the starting line-up rarely managed to embarrass the hosts. With the win, Newcastle move up to sixth place with 20 points.
Bruno Fernandes redeems Manchester United
Manchester United had more work in the away game at Fulham FC. The ailing traditional English club happily won 1-0 (0-0) at Fulham FC. Captain Bruno Fernandes scored in stoppage time against Fulham’s German keeper Bernd Leno.
The success also gave Erik ten Hag some breathing room; after two competitive defeats recently, the pressure on the United team manager had become ever greater. United had already made headlines before the game.
Striker Marcus Rashford, who was injured against Fulham, was forced to excuse himself from a nightclub visit following the 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City last Sunday. “It’s unacceptable, I told him, he apologized and that’s it. The rest is an internal matter”said ten Hag.