Kyle Walker underwent an individual training session indoors during his first day with the England squad.
23.09.2023 - 18:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola praised Jeremy Doku's decision-making in the final third after the £55million winger continued the bright start he has made to his Manchester City career against Nottingham Forest.
Doku produced another lively display in the 2-0 victory and was unfortunate to be substituted early in the second half as a result of the red card to Rodri.
His direct running created one chance for Julian Alvarez before the break and he was involved in the stylish move that led to Phil Foden's opener. The Belgian winger caught the eye at West Ham a week ago and Guardiola was again impressed against Forest.
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"Jeremy, I’m really impressed with how good he is one-on-one. He sees an extra pass and he doesn’t overexaggerate his one-against-one or his two-against-one," he said.
"He’s a really clever player with his decisions in the final third that I didn’t expect. To have the composure to make a decision in the final third."
City led 2-0 after 15 minutes against Forest, with Erling Haaland scoring the second goal, and Guardiola was pleased with the quality of his team's football while they had 11 men and with their defensive efforts when down to 10.
"Our game in the first 35 minutes was beyond good, how we find our men free, it was really, really good," he said. "The process with Rodri who was all the time alone with Ruben was perfect. Finding three players in the pocket.
"It was a lot of minutes we had to defend, we conceded one chance in the 94th minute. We didn’t concede anything else, against a team that won at Stamford Bridge and created problems at Arsenal and Old Trafford. I’m really satisfied and pleased for
Kyle Walker underwent an individual training session indoors during his first day with the England squad.
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