Manchester City return to action this weekend when they host Liverpool at the Etihad in a clash between the Premier League's top two.
05.11.2023 - 11:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Jeremy Doku insists it is 'so easy' to create chances in this Manchester City team due to the quality of movement from new his teammates.
Doku, 21, became the youngest player in Premier League history to be involved in five goals on Saturday as City thumped Bournemouth 6-1 at the Etihad. The Belgian opened the scoring on 30 minutes before grabbing two assists for Bernardo Silva and one each for Manuel Akanji and Phil Foden.
Having only arrived in Manchester at the end of August, following a £55million deal with Rennes, Doku has made an instant impact with his direct style of play. The goal contributions came flooding in on Saturday but the winger insists his teammates are the reason behind recent success.
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"I'm very proud," Doku told City's in-house media team. "In this team it is so easy, there's a lot of movement. Everyone is top. When you play with top players, it's easy to find the right pass and find the right time to do something.
"Honestly, today, I knew when I had to go and I found the right balance today, that was the most important thing. I Improve every day, in the training sessions, everything. I can see it already. All my assists were different, it's a good thing, as long as it's an assist, I'm happy."
Doku's first assist for Silva was undoubtedly the pick of the bunch, the winger twisting Bournemouth's Chris Mepham inside out before pulling it back for his teammate. It was a moment of incredible skill but one that came completely out of the blue.
“Honestly, the name is improvisation,” Doku joked when asked what the skill was called. “I didn't know which
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