Source: TheGuardian
Bournemouth push Manchester City to the limit but Foden goal enough
This was one of those games whereby Pep Guardiola’s body language told almost all of the story. Manchester City may have cut Liverpool’s advantage at the top to a point but the manner of victory was more pair of scissors than sledgehammer. The sight of Guardiola crouching on the edge of his technical area, nervously peering either side of the assistant referee, Darren Cann, to assess the picture as Bournemouth pushed to breaking point in search of an equaliser provided a snapshot of quite how uncomfortable a ride this turned out to be.Phil Foden scored the only goal of the game with Erling Haaland uncharacteristically blunt in attack but by the end Guardiola felt the need to introduce Kevin De Bruyne with six minutes of normal time to play. Even after that the Bournemouth substitutes Dango Ouattara and Enes Ünal went close to replying, the latter heading wide. Bournemouth have not won in seven matches but should take heart from taking the champions all the way. Continue reading......read full article
