Thus, the south coast team repeated the feat from a couple of weeks ago. Then they beat title candidate Arsenal 2-0 on the same pitch.
Arsenal also lost 0-1 to Newcastle earlier on Saturday, and the match against Bournemouth was therefore a golden opportunity for Pep Guardiola’s men to secure a solid close to the London club.
Instead, City had to see Liverpool slip past with two points at the top of the table.
Haaland had a great opportunity to equalize in overtime, but hit the post. The miss was descriptive of what was a weak City performance.
Already in the opening minutes, Bournemouth had several opportunities to increase their lead. Before ten minutes had been played they were also in the lead.
Milos Kerkez dribbled down to the dead line and found Antoine Semenyo with a 45 degree pass. The latter cushioned the ball and turned around before hammering in 1-0.
– A lesson
After the hour played, Evanilson doubled the lead. Kerkez once again stormed up the left and found a teammate in front of goal. Brazilian Evanilson slid in 2-0 in the far corner.
– Here Manchester City gets a lesson in transition play, said Roar Stokke in Viaplay’s broadcast.
Minutes later, the home team played for new big opportunities, but failed to take advantage of them. City escaped with a one-goal loss after a reduction signed by Josko Gvardiol.
Haaland limped around the pitch towards the end of the first half, but still continued his pursuit of goals after the break. He ended up empty-handed in the settlement.
Waiver of damages
City have a long injury list and had to manage without, among others, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Jack Grealish, John Stones and Ruben Dias.
On Tuesday, City travel to Portugal for the away meeting with Sporting in the Champions League. The Lisbon club is coached by Manchester United-ready Ruben Amorim. He will take charge of the red part of Manchester on 11 November.
On Saturday, City will face Brighton on foreign turf. It will be the club’s fourth straight away game.