Man City, Liverpool and Doku
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Wright catches up with Jeremy Doku following his man-of-the-match performance for Manchester City in a 3-0 win against Liverpool.
Jeremy Doku was absolutely brilliant for Manchester City in their 3-0 win on Sunday, but Liverpool's tactics were the reason he was able to run riot down their right.
If things had worked out differently, Jérémy Doku could have been lining up for Liverpool on Sunday, not against them. Poor Conor Bradley will have wished he was. The Liverpool right-back had one of his best games in a red shirt against Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jnr in the Champions League only five days earlier,
Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium to head into the November international break only four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.Erling Haaland saw an early penalty saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili,
Six-and-a-half years on, Doku is the same, only more so. Conor Bradley stood up to him about as well as anyone could – certainly better than Trent Alexander-Arnold managed in the same fixture last season when Doku dribbled past him a Premier League record 12 times.
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Jeremy Doku was the star as City beat the champions at the Etihad, but their win did not come without controversy
Jeremy Doku's stunning goal against Liverpool might have rocked the Etihad to its foundations on Sunday, but the winger doesn't rate it as his best-ever goal. In fact, he's not even sure it's in the top three. Doku cut inside Ibrahima Konate and produced a ...
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