Following a 2-1 victory over Brighton on Saturday, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola sung the praises of Belgian forward Jeremy Doku – describing the 21-year-old as an ‘exceptional winger’.
Pep Guardiola has hailed summer signing Jeremy Doku following Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Brighton on Saturday, singling out the Belgian as a driving force in their victory, whilst confirming that the youngster is at the Etihad for the long haul.
Doku featured for 75 minutes against the Seagulls, and assisted Julian Alvarez’s seventh minute goal to hand the Cityzens an early lead.
The 21-year-old was awarded ‘Man of the Match’ by several media outlets for his performance, which follows on from a string of good showings at both club level and international level.
“It’s just the start of many years for Jeremy in this club, trust me.” Guardiola said in his post-match press conference.
“He’s an exceptional winger. He got to the byline and got us the first goal. He did many actions. We’re really pleased with his impact since he came to us.”
⚡️ Jeremy Doku 🤝 Julian Alvarez 🕷️ pic.twitter.com/K1tjpT0dFv
— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) October 21, 2023
The Belgium international now has two goals and two assists in nine appearances across all competitions since joining City in the summer.
Joining for a reported fee of around £55million, Doku looks to be winning over the Etihad faithful already and has made himself a key figure in Guardiola’s squad in no time.
City’s win on Saturday brought a run of three successive domestic defeats to an end, in which they suffered two consecutive Premier League losses to Arsenal and Wolves.
It’s a victory, coupled with Arsenal’s draw against Chelsea, that lifted Guardiola’s men back to the summit of the English top flight table, although Tottenham will regain the top spot if they can overcome Fulham on Monday night.
Up next for Manchester City is a trip to Bern, Switzerland, where they face Swiss champions Young Boys at the Wankdorf Stadion in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
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