Did anyone really believe that Manchester City could lose to Bournemouth? Whilst the Cherries have been enjoying a brilliant season under new manager Eddie Howe and sit comfortably in 9th place, Manchester City have been running rampage with the Premier League title defense. Many thought it would be too good to be true but Pep Guardiola's men have continued their unbeaten run with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium last Saturday.
Goals from Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan sealed the win against the Cherries, to secure their sixth league win in a row. This sees the Citizens five-points clear of chasers Liverpool, who have sealed their three points this weekend against neighbours Everton.
City took the lead after the first 16 minutes through Bernardo Silva's shot, but Bournemouth got a deserved equaliser late in the half as Callum Wilson's fine header found the top corner right before the half-time whistle. It was Sterling who supplied the spark the blues needed, to continue his remarkable run of scoring against Bournemouth.
The England forward followed up after Begovic could only shove out Danilo's low drive, leading to Sterling firing it into the roof of the net for his 10th goal in 7 games against the Cherries. Ilkay Gundogan manged to seal City's match with a final tap-in from six yards in the 79th minute.
Howe summarised the afternoon for the Cherries, stating "We had moments and unfortunately for us the three goals we conceded were out of context with the game and were scrappy. They weren't goals where they cut through us with beautiful football and you kick yourself for that."
The Man of the Match title was awarded to Leroy Sane, who caused Bournemouthh's defence issues all afternoon, bursting free down the left side and creating dangerous chances.
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