Manchester City gave Enzo Maresca a winning start in his first Premier League game as Guardiola’s successor, with late goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol clinching a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bournemouth and spoiling Marco Rose’s debut as the Cherries’ new boss.
Marcus Tavernier’s first half goal put Bournemouth ahead at the Etihad Stadium before City staged a pulsating fightback in the final minutes.
Marc Guehi headed City’s equaliser with six minutes left before Gvardiol stroked in the stoppage-time winner.
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Man City edge Bournemouth
City’s lacklustre 3-0 defeat against Arsenal in last weekend’s Community Shield raised questions about their ability to keep pace with the Premier League champions this season.
For much of their top-flight opener, City were again short of inspiration in attack and cohesion at the back.
But they found a way to dig out a result that allowed Maresca to breath a sigh of relief.
Maresca wasted little time emulating one aspect of Guardiola’s reign as he unveiled a curious starting line-up.
The Italian picked six players who could be classed as defenders, with England centre-back Guehi deployed in midfield and Nico O’Reilly moved from his usual role on the left to a position closer to Erling Haaland in attack.
Haaland shed his long blond hair on the eve of the new season, describing his close-cropped look as “new season, new trim”.
The City striker, who starred for Norway at the World Cup, might have looked sharp, but his finishing was rusty when he somehow prodded wide from close-range after O’Reilly’s cross presented him with a golden opportunity.
City were punished by an incisive counter from Bournemouth in the 26th minute.
Evanilson’s perfectly weighted cross fizzed across the penalty area as City defenders Ruben Dias and Abdukodir Khusanov stood statuesque, allowing Tavernier time and space to stroke a composed finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma from six yards.
City forwards Phil Foden and Antoine Semenyo struggled to link up effectively with Haaland, whose glancing header was clawed away by Djordje Petrovic.
Guehi should have equalised immediately after the interval from Foden’s corner, but he surpassed Haaland’s woeful first half miss with an even worse header from virtually on the line.
Moans from supporters underwhelmed by Maresca’s style of play were a constant soundtrack to his time at Chelsea.
It must have alarmed City’s hierarchy to hear similar complaints from the stands before Maresca had even completed 90 minutes in charge.
But Maresca made the critical decision to send on French playmaker Rayan Cherki and the move changed the course of the match.
It was Cherki’s corner that arrowed towards Guehi in the 84th minute, presenting the defender with a chance that he headed past Petrovic in clinical fashion.
And in stoppage-time, Cherki slipped a deft pass through the heart of the Bournemouth defence for Gvardiol to slot home as Maresca punched the air in delight.
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