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Manchester City fans are singing praises of Jeremy Doku after his stunning performance in their Premier League win over Liverpool. The Belgium international was in top form against the Reds, helping his side seal a 3-0 win.
Erling Haaland had a start to forget against Liverpool, having seen his penalty saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili after Doku was brought down by the Reds' goalkeeper. However, he did not have to wait long for his revenge, finding the back of the net just before the half-hour mark.
Nico Gonzalez managed to double the lead for the home side deep into injury time of the first half. Manchester City restarted the second half in fine fashion, making it 3-0 just after the hour mark with Doku getting on the scoresheet.
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The scoreline remained intact until the end, and the Manchester City fans were full of praise for the Belgian. Many posted:
Pep Guardiola was also full of praise for Doku and said after the game:
"I think never he'll be a top, top scorer, to be honest. But he's demanding himself to be better, he listens, and he has special attributes with dribbles. Today, Conor [Bradley] - the right-back of Liverpool - I'm really, really impressed! Pep Lijnders told me a thousand incredibly good things about that guy, he can do everything.
"I know the game against [Real] Madrid how good [he was] against Vinicius - he's wow, right? And he [Doku] handled it! He was aggressive, quick without the ball, and we tried to help him. Listen, he played an outstanding game!"
Manchester City moved to second in the Premier League table following the win, sitting four points behind Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola on Manchester City win over Liverpool
Pep Guardiola spoke about the 2-0 win over Liverpool, admitting that he was pleased with the overall performance. The Manchester City manager added that he was delighted to win his 1000th game in charge and said:
"I'm really pleased for the game. Just a thank you to the players, staff for giving me that incredible present, to win against the most important opponent that we faced in our 10 years here, by far. It has been nice playing against them, and seeing Virgil [Van Dijk] and [Andy] Robertson, all the players, Mo Salah that we've been in a thousand, million battles.
"And hopefully there will be more and more doing it against them, because it has been so special! And I think Pep Lijnders represents a little bit Jurgen [Klopp] because he has been there, so it's been a special night, with my kids here..."
Manchester City have won seven of their opening 11 matches this season, losing three times. They are two points clear of third-placed Chelsea.
