{"id":298288,"date":"2023-11-05T11:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298288"},"modified":"2023-11-05T11:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:24:29","slug":"doku-believes-man-citys-quality-makes-it-easy-for-him-to-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/doku-believes-man-citys-quality-makes-it-easy-for-him-to-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Doku believes Man City&apos;s quality makes it &apos;easy&apos; for him to shine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jeremy Doku insists it&#8217;s &#8216;easy to shine&#8217; at Manchester City after his side&#8217;s 6-1 triumph over Bournemouth &#8211; as he becomes the youngest player in Premier League history to register five goal involvements in a match<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jeremy Doku credits Man City team-mates for his good start in Premier League<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Belgian winger was involved in five goals during 6-1 win against Bournemouth<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Big debates on Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jeremy Doku claims it is easy to shine in a team as good as Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian winger was the standout performer as the champions thrashed Bournemouth 6-1 to return to the top of the Premier League on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Doku opened the scoring and then had a hand in the next four goals as the Cherries were overwhelmed in a one-sided encounter at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>It continued the positive impression the 21-year-old has made since his \u00a355.4million move from Rennes, but Doku himself was modest about his output.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m very proud but in this team it is so easy because there is a lot of movement,&#8217; Doku said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/09\/77420173-0-image-a-1_1699177182853.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Doku has suggested that his Manchester City team-mates have made it &#8216;easy&#8217; for him to shine in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/09\/77420175-0-image-a-2_1699177186671.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Belgian winger was involved in five of City&#8217;s goals during their 6-1 Premier League win against Bournemouth on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everybody is top and when you play with top players it is easy to find the right pass, to find the right time to do something.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Honestly, I knew when I had to go, I found the right balance and I think that was the most important.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a good performance from me, from the team, so I&#8217;m very happy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Doku&#8217;s opener on the half-hour was the first of three City goals in a seven-minute purple patch.<\/p>\n<p>He teed up the second for Bernardo Silva and then had another shot deflected in off Manuel Akanji.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Phil Foden &#8211; on for the injured Erling Haaland &#8211; was the next to benefit from Doku&#8217;s work before he played in Silva for his second. Nathan Ake also got on the scoresheet for City late on.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Sinisterra scored a Bournemouth consolation, but the only cause for concern for City was the loss of Haaland at half-time with an ankle problem that will be assessed ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League encounter against Young Boys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/09\/77420273-0-image-a-11_1699177473249.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Doku netter the opener against the Cherries, netting his second Premier League for Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/09\/77420277-0-image-a-12_1699177477146.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He went on to have a hand in four more goals, setting up substitute Phil Foden to make it 4-0 in the second half<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola felt the scoreline was harsh on his side, but conceded his side had little answer to the brilliance of Doku.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;We suffered with him in one-against-one situations because he has all options &#8211; go outside, go inside and finish, go outside and cut back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think he was the one making the difference, I would say, in most of the chances.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth also have an injury concern after midfielder Alex Scott was forced off with a different knee injury to the one which delayed the start of his season until last month.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12712359\/Jeremy-Doku-Manchester-City-Bournemouth-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeremy Doku insists it&#8217;s &#8216;easy to shine&#8217; 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