Player Ratings: Josko Gvardiol scores late winner as Man City beat Bournemouth
Manchester City secured a late comeback victory against Bournemouth in their Premier League season opener. Goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol overturned an early lead established by Marcus Tavernier.
Why it matters
As a major Premier League fixture, this result impacts early-season standings and reflects the tactical challenges faced by new manager Enzo Maresca.
Manchester City began the new Premier League campaign with victory, although Enzo Maresca could hardly have imagined his first league match in charge would require quite so much late drama.
Man City trailed AFC Bournemouth for most of the afternoon at the Etihad Stadium before goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol transformed the contest in the closing minutes. Marco Rose's Bournemouth side had looked capable of extending their remarkable unbeaten sequence, only for City to find a route back into a game that had threatened to drift away from them.
AFC Bournemouth took the lead after 26 minutes through Marcus Tavernier , and the goal captured many of City's problems during the opening hour.
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