Man City move to top with 6-1 win over Bournemouth

MANCHESTER: A record-equalling performance from Jeremy Doku made up for a misfiring Erling Haaland as Manchester City moved top of the Premier League table with a 6-1 victory over Bournemouth.

Doku scored one goal and provided four assists in City’s 15th home league victory in a row on Saturday night. He became the eighth player to set up four goals in a single Premier League match.

The Belgian opened the scoring after half an hour after a delightful curling strike following a neat one-two with Rodrigo.

Three minutes later it was 2-0, with Doku at the heart of it again. The 21-year-old twisted and turned on the right byline before crossing to Bernardo Silva to slot home.

On 37 minutes City had a third. Doku’s shot from the edge of the area deflected off Manuel Akanji to go in for the defender’s first Premier League goal.

Dominic Solanke hit the frame of the goal on the hour for Bournemouth. But Foden struck for the fourth match in a row against the Cherries, and in his second match in a row, receiving Doku’s pass in the box before firing past Radu.

Bournemouth finally got onto the scoresheet when Luis Sinisterra tucked a shot under Ederson after a fast break.

But City weren’t finished and Doku sliced through the visitors’ defence again, this time with a brilliant pass into the path of Bernardo who kept his cool to finish in style.

In the last minute of normal time, Nathan Ake added a late sixth for a victory as City extended home winning run in the Premier League to 21 matches to set a new club record.

A 13th win in a row over Bournemouth, sends City above Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal ahead of their matches this weekend. Bournemouth remain 17th with six points.

Newcastle United handed Arsenal its first Premier League defeat of the season with an impassioned 1-0 home victory on Saturday thanks to a controversial second-half goal by Anthony Gordon that stood after a lengthy VAR review.

Gordon scored in the 64th minute, firing past goalkeeper David Raya from close range after a goalmouth scramble.

Bruno Fernandes struck in stoppage time as Manchester United claimed a vital 1-0 win over Fulham to relieve the pressure on Erik ten Hag.

A third consecutive away win, and a seventh victory in a row by a single goal means United climbed to seventh on 18 points.

Fulham’s third consecutive defeat at home leaves them 14th on 12 points and they extended their winless run against United in all competitions to 18 matches, drawing three and losing 15. Agencies

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