Jeremy Doku was one of the brightest players for Manchester City in their 4-0 win against Slovan Bratislava.
Ally McCoist lauded Doku’s latest showing in the Champions League — describing his quick feet as “dynamite.”
Doku assisted Phil Foden’s opening goal after driving at his defender and laying the ball off for his teammate to slot into the back of the net.
The Manchester City speedster was deployed on the right flank, with Savinho playing on the left-wing.
It seems like Pep Guardiola felt Tuesday night’s contest was the perfect opportunity to test the experiment he initially trialed out during City’s 2-0 victory against Chelsea.
It’s safe to say that the experiment involving the £50,000-a-week man worked to a tee as he was incredibly direct and a menace for the hosts’ defence with his devastating dribbling.
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Man City star matches rare Champions League feat against Slovan Bratislava
In the first half in particular, Doku was a class apart.
The Belgian was splendid in one-v-one situations and he made intelligent runs out wide, allowing the likes of Ilkay Gundogan and Rico Lewis to pick him out in his space.
The former Rennes winger was not being marked by two players, as has become customary in the Premier League.
The 22-year-old’s influence did dwindle away in the second half.
However, the youngster has every reason to be proud of his performance.
According to Opta Joe, Doku took 26 touches in the opposition box against Slovan Bratislava — the most ever taken by a player in a single Champions League game since the 2008/2009 season.
Such a statistic well and truly highlights the Premier League champion’s influence on proceedings.
Jeremy Doku will be hoping to start against Fulham
Doku will be hoping that after his impressive outing, he has done enough to convince Pep Guardiola to start him against Fulham.
The Antwerp-born wideman was benched in Manchester City’s 1-1 draw against Newcastle United.
Whether it is on the right or the left-wing, Doku has shown Guardiola this season that he remains a handy pick.
Fulham (five) have conceded one lesser goal than City (six) in the league this campaign.
Marco Silva’s side will not be easy to break down.
Whether Pep Guardiola relies on Doku to do so from the very start will be interesting to see.
