In the 10th round of Premier League fixtures , Manchester City hosted Bournemouth , second in the table before the match, at the Etihad Stadium. For this top-of-the-table clash, Pep Guardiola decided to start Rayan Cherki after his excellent performance against Swansea midweek. Erling Haaland was logically deployed as the lone striker. For Bournemouth , the sensation Eli Junior Kroupi led the attack, while Adrien Truffert occupied the left-back position.
The match quickly became a thriller as the unstoppable Erling Haaland scored his 16th goal in all competitions after a sublime header from Cherki in the 17th minute (1-0). A few minutes later, Adams equalized for Bournemouth in the 25th minute (1-1) after a misjudgment by Gianluigi Donnarumma. But the Haaland-Cherki duo struck again in the 33rd minute: the Frenchman delivered a superb through ball to the Norwegian, who once again displayed clinical finishing (2-1). In the second half, O'Reilly scored City's third goal, sealing the victory (3-1). In the Premier League standings, the Citizens climb to 2nd place with 19 points , while Bournemouth drop to 4th with 18 points.
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