Man City Rally for 2-1 Win as Guehi's 84th-Minute Midfield Gamble Pays Off
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 23
Man City Rally for 2-1 Win as Guehi's 84th-Minute Midfield Gamble Pays Off
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 23
Summary
Marc Guehi's 84th-minute header sparked Manchester City's 2-1 comeback over Bournemouth before Josko Gvardiol sealed Enzo Maresca's first Premier League win in stoppage time.
Maresca drove the turnaround with a bold call to use the England centre-back as a holding midfielder — a role Guehi said he had rarely played but had worked on in training.
59 passes at 94.9% accuracy, three tackles won and eight of 11 duels underlined Guehi's impact beyond the goal, turning a pre-match selection surprise into the game's defining move.
£86 million midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi is also set to join from Lille, offering a longer-term answer in a reshaped City midfield after Rodri's exit to Barcelona and Tijjani Reijnders' move to Saudi Arabia.