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16:38
Tooor for Manchester City, 3-0 through Phil Foden
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16:35
The circumstances are clear early on. City uses their situations and can now play very easily. The Sky Blues seem very self-confident and don’t give the guests a chance to free themselves.
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16:31
Tooor for Manchester City, 2-0 through Kevin De Bruyne
Crazy goal from the Belgian! The Citizens get a switching opportunity and have a lot of space in the opposing half. Foden brings the ball to De Bruyne on the right. The Belgian goes into the penalty area, shifts his body and makes the defender step to the right. This small gap is enough for the midfielder, who aims flat into the far corner from 14 meters with his right outside instep. His beautiful finish fits perfectly into the left corner and makes it 2-0. He even elicits a smile from his head coach on the sidelines.
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16:29
Mahrez can’t get past the defender on the right. He delays, breaks off and sees that Rodri is free in the backcourt. His pass is spot on and Rodri shoots directly from a central position. His right-footed shot from 20 yards narrowly misses the right post.
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16:27
Now the ball rolls again and the picture stays the same. The Citizens move and arrange their opponents. Bournemouth is waiting and trying to close any gap.
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16:24
Due to the heat there is a short drinking break. The coaches use this to pass on some tactical instructions to the players.
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16:23
On the other hand, Ederson is being tested for the first time. After a high cross from the right, the Citizens cannot clarify decisively. The game device lands in the second row with Ben Pearsons, who immediately deducts from a central position of 20 meters. His shot goes into the right corner but is no problem for Ederson, who reaches out and intercepts the ball safely.
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16:22
The Sky Blues are extremely playful here and Erling Haaland seems to have found his place quickly. The star striker offers himself as a constant passing station and tirelessly pursues the balls.
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16:19
Tooor for Manchester City, 1-0 through İlkay Gündoğan
And the defensive line is cracked for the first time! Walker brings an opening pass to Gündoğan at the edge of the penalty area, who immediately looks for a one-two with Haaland. The Norwegian doesn’t manage to get the ball to the man on the first try, but he perseveres and somehow pokes the ball to his team-mate. İlkay Gündoğan then has a clear path and remains ice cold from ten meters. He sinks the ball in the lower right corner and doesn’t give Travers a chance.
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16:18
Bournemouth give it a try with quick switching play over Tavernier and Christie. But Mahrez works backwards and can stop the counterattack. The Cherries players immediately drop back down and switch to defense mode.
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16:14
Bournemouth defend, unsurprisingly, with 11 men behind the ball. They’re narrowing the space and City are sort of trying to break through the defences.
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16:12
The Sky Blues begin as you imagined. They push for 1:0 and settle deep in the opposing half.
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16:11
Travers responds brilliantly! De Bruyne leaves three opponents and tries a shot from the second row. With a bit of luck, the blocked shot ends up at Foden, who appears free in front of the box. Instead of going across to Haaland, the Englishman tries it himself. He gets stuck on Travers from seven meters, who reacts fantastically and steers the leather over the crossbar.
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16:09
City acted very oppressive from the start and Bournemouth are deep in their own half. In the first five minutes, the Citizens have already worked out six corners.
15:32
The direct comparison, on the other hand, speaks a clear language. Today’s guests have never managed to get even a point against Manchester City. In the past six years, the teams have met eleven times, including ten in the league and one in the cup. The Sky Blues always left the field as winners. Scott Parker, the Cherries head coach, will do everything possible this afternoon to stop this negative streak. Away against the Citizens’ star ensemble, even one point would be a success.
15:14
But the guests should certainly not be underestimated. Bournemouth also started the new season with a convincing performance. At home, The Cherries won 2-0 against Aston Villa and collected important points in the fight for relegation right from the start. During the summer break, the promoted team also signed Marcus Tavernier from Middlesbrough for almost ten million and most recently central defender Marcos Senesi from Feyenoord for a transfer fee of 15 million. In the game against Aston Villa, the promoted team presented themselves bravely and boldly in front of goal. Pep Guardiola’s side need to be awake from the start lest Bournemouth prove to be a stumbling block.
14:44
The clubs in England have also had a fresh start to the season and today’s home side made their claim to defending the title clear in the first game. The favorites for this year’s championship scored a comfortable 2-0 away win against West Ham and are once again on a direct course towards the top of the table. Erling Haaland was one of the decisive factors for the success at the start of the season. The new Citizens star striker, who switched from BVB to the English champions in the summer for 60 million, celebrated his league debut with a brace and cemented his ambitions of becoming the top scorer in the Premier League in addition to the championship. He can show his strengths today in front of home fans who start the game as clear favorites against AFC Bournemouth.
13:39
Hello and welcome to Premier League Matchday 2. Manchester City host AFC Bournemouth in their first league home game of the season. The ball starts rolling at 4 p.m. The live ticker for this game starts right before kick-off.