Dazzling Doku proving a fantastic signing for Manchester City
How much has he added to the team?
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00:00 Moving on to City, Michael, obviously we've seen a fantastic display and proving a fantastic signing, Jeremy Docky.
00:07 Four assists last time out and a goal as well against Bournemouth. Unbelievable performance individually.
00:13 How much has he added to Guardiola's team and what can you see him going on to achieve in the future?
00:19 Yeah, he was an absolute joy to watch on Saturday. Not even just the goals and assists, his dribbling.
00:24 He kept bamboozling the Bournemouth defenders. He's brought something really different to City,
00:29 but his trickery and his fast feet in the ball have really proven difficult for opponents to deal with and his turn of pace.
00:35 Guardiola said something on Saturday, he's one of the quickest players in the world over five yards, which is a big statement to make.
00:42 Guardiola has just been absolutely effusive with his praise of the player and has just repeatedly said that he's brought something different to the City squad.
00:51 His ability to go on both feet as well was remarkable on Saturday. He scored with his left foot deflected in off Kanji, so it was a Kanji goal.
00:59 Provided an assist, let's say. The defence split and pass was outstanding, I thought, for City's fourth or fifth goal.
01:10 Yeah, just all-round brilliant. Really, really good player.
01:14 And look, you think that last season, by and large, City's main wingers were Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez.
01:21 Even Bernardo Silva. They are players who, they get the ball, they come inside. That's what we know that they're going to do.
01:27 Phil Foden's got something a little bit different, especially when he plays from the left, obviously he can go outside.
01:31 But, I mean, Doku has brought a complete raw energy and pace that is just completely almost off-script from all the other players at the moment.
01:40 And the ability to get the ball, face up a full-back and just fly past him is brilliant.
01:44 He's brought something completely different. And, as I say, not just the ability to come inside, which he's great at, but to go outside a full-back is...
01:51 Yeah, it's really, really good. And I think that Guardiola is interesting because he spoke with the weekend about how he loves players who dribble with the ball, which...
01:58 I mean, he's come full circle, Guardiola, hasn't he? Because, you know, we think about that Barcelona team who just pass, pass, pass, never give away the ball.
02:06 And now he's saying, "Go on, give the ball to my wingers and let them run on the full-back." And, you know, invariably with that, you're going to lose possession more than if you just kind of look for that pass inside or whatever.
02:14 But, yeah, he's been brilliant. And, as I say, Saturday, he was absolutely superb. Guardiola could not have praised him more after the game.
02:21 And, yeah, really good signing. And, you know, the type of signing that Manchester City always seem to make these diamonds in the rough.
02:28 And, OK, we're only just only the first couple of weeks, I suppose, still of being a Manchester City player.
02:32 But already you can see the progression, the development from his first couple of appearances, performances, and I think City have signed a fantastic player.