Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City made it five home games unbeaten in all competitions following Sunday evening’s victory over Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium.In comparison to the game at Villa

Erling Haaland bagged another brace as Manchester City ended Bournemouth’s eight game unbeaten streak at the Etihad Stadium. The Norwegian’s two first half goals, both assisted by Rayan Cherki, either side of a Tyler Adams equaliser contributed to an enthralling first half,

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the defeat at Etihad Stadium: "If you are going to get something from these kind of games, you need something special.

Iraola’s success at Bournemouth has contributed to a league-wide stylistic shift. Premier League players are running harder, faster and farther than ever before. Games are also increasingly decided in moments of transition, swaying towards athletic teams that can win duels, paired with technical ability.

Though Tyler Adams scored his first Premier League goal to keep them in the tie, Rayan Cherki cut open the Cherries defence again for Haaland’s second of the evening. The result marks just Bournemouth’s second loss in 10 games this season. Overall, the Man City defence limited the Cherries’ talented attackers to half-chances.

Among the biggest are just how well Bournemouth and Sunderland are doing. The Cherries have been in outstanding form so far, despite losing some key players in the summer and football betting sites have understandably narrowed the odds of them finishing in the Champions League places.

Erling Haaland scored another two goals for Manchester City as they beat Bournemouth 3-1 — and jumped above their opponents into second place in the Premier League — at the Etihad Stadium. The Norwegian, who is in unstoppable form, picked up his 12th and 13th league goals of the season in a clinical display from the home side.

Manchester City return to Premier League action on Sunday afternoon when they host Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium. The Cityzens are trailing league leaders

Former Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick analyses Manchester City's plan to exploit the middle of the pitch in their 3-1 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Match of the Day.

Haaland did not travel to Wales in midweek and was handed a well-earned rest by Guardiola, who has admitted to worries over Manchester City’s over-reliance on the 25-year-old to keep producing the goods in front of goal every week in the absence of goals from elsewhere.

Manchester City picked up an important 3-1 win over Bournemouth today at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland bagged a brace and Nico O’Reilly scored City’s third goal as Pep Guardiola’s side