Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on Belgium international of Ghanaian descent, Jeremy Doku, for his exceptional performance against West Ham United on Saturday.
Doku earned a spot in the starting lineup and played until stoppage time as the Premier League champions clinched a 3-1 victory over West Ham.
The former Stade Rennais star found the back of the net in his second appearance for Manchester City during the weekend’s match.
Goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland secured a 3-1 victory over West Ham as City fought back from a half-time deficit to maintain our 100% record in the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola’s side had an incredible 29 shots but a combination of missed opportunities, brilliant goalkeeping and brave defending kept the game in the balance until the dying minutes.
The Hammers went into the game unbeaten and, despite sitting back for large parts of the game, they offered plenty of threat and went in at half-time ahead thanks to James Ward-Prowse’s diving header after a quick break.
“It was an unbelievable game. He was a proper winger, have the ball, have the ability to go 1v1. Not just that, he has the quality to read when to make the press for the next player. I was very happy; it was a very good performance” Guardiola said after the game.
The Belgian winger of Ghanaian descent has made two appearances for the club since his arrival during the recently concluded transfer window, and he has already scored one goal.