NO HATEWATCH ALLOWED TODAY LADS AND LADESSES! Rayan Cherki changed the game and should start every match from here forward. I don’t love the winger isolation tactics that Maresca is deploying, as I think Semenyo works better as a more direct player than a technical dribbler. Foden was off his game as usual, and Haaland without hair appears to just be Brian Brobbey. O’Reilly and Anderson put in good shifts, and please never let me watch a Marc Guehi underlapping run again. Bouaddi will be such a welcome addition if we continue to avoid playing Nico G for some reason. Bournemouth for their part played okay, I thought Tavernier and Kluivert were standouts. In the end, losing Senesi hurts on set pieces. Not a great display from city but we take the 3 points.