Jeremy Doku: Pep Guardiola compares Manchester City winger to Lionel Messi as manager gives update on Erling Haaland injury
Jeremy Doku stole the show with one goal and four assists in Man City's 6-1 win over Bournemouth; Pep Guardiola said the 21-year-old winger reminded him of Lionel Messi in setting up Bernardo Silva's first goal; Guardiola also gave an update on Erling Haaland's injury
@SamBIitz
Saturday 4 November 2023 18:09, UK
Pep Guardiola says Man City hero Jeremy Doku reminded him of Lionel Messi as the Belgian winger shone in Manchester City's 6-1 win over Bournemouth.
Doku scored the opening goal after half an hour then laid on four assists in the rest of the game, two for Bernardo Silva and one each for Manuel Akanji and Phil Foden.
His first assist of the game saw the 21-year-old bamboozle Bournemouth's Chris Mepham with a dazzling set of tricks before teeing up Bernardo for a first-time finish — a move which reminded Guardioia of eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi, who the City boss worked with while at Barcelona.
Asked if Doku is one of the best players in the Premier League or Europe, Guardiola told BBC Sport: «In the world. I said that many times.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
»He made a good shot from a short corner and then after the first goal, the action for the second looks like Messi. I remembered, in that moment, Messi did that many times.
«Maybe that's too much of a compliment to him! But he deserves it.»
As well as his goal and four assists, Doku also completed four dribbles — more than the entire Bournemouth team combined on Saturday — though Guardiola hailed his decision-making as the most impressive aspect he has seen from the young winger.
Man City fixtures
Get Sky Sports
Get NOW to stream big moments
Watch Premier League highlights
«We knew the one-v-one, the fact that
Read on skysports.com
