Manchester City ran riot against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, with Jeremy Doku playing a major role in the 6-1 hammering.
The Belgium international scored and also provided four assists on an afternoon where he caused the Cherries all sorts of problems.
In scoring and setting up another four, Jeremy Doku has now made Premier League history at Manchester City…
What’s the story?
Well, the £50,000-a-week winger has now done something nobody else has in the Premier League.
At the age of just 21 years and 161 days, Doku has now become the youngest player in Premier League history with five goal involvements in a single game.
The Manchester City No.11 has also become the youngest player to provide four assists in a Premier League game – according to OptaJoe.
Doku has delivered a number of electric displays since his £55.5m move from Rennes in August, but this stunning performance against Bournemouth seemed to be a coming of age showing from the Belgian.
Pep Guardiola will be delighted with Jeremy Doku after Manchester City 6-1 Bournemouth
Aside from the fact Doku scored once and provided four assists, Pep Guardiola will surely be delighted by the security his 21-year-old forward provided in possession.
The summer signing managed to provide a dangerous threat for Manchester City going forward with four successful dribbles – as shown by WhoScored – but still registered a pass success rate of 94.6% and completed two tackles.
Quite often, the Spaniard has shown his fear of being hit on the counter attack after sloppy losses of possession, so it takes a lot for him to trust a winger like this, who often puts the ball at risk – Doku repaid that faith immensely.
It was a truly industrial performance, and Guardiola will surely be delighted with what he saw from the youngster against Andoni Iraola’s side.
