Manchester City Survives Scare in Premier League Debut Against Bournemouth

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Manchester City Survives Scare in Premier League Debut Against Bournemouth
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  1. Maresca fielded Guéhi in an unfamiliar midfield role. “I know Marc from [ Crystal] Palace and I always thought he could play as a midfielder because he is very good,” the manager said. “So we tried it for a few days and I think he was quite good. He gives us a solution for the future,.”

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    BBC Sport

    Boss Maresca told BBC Match of the Day: "Marc Guehi has never played as a midfielder, today he was very good, so I am happy with the effort from the players.

    ESPN

    With Guéhi in midfield, Maresca makes transfer needs clear in Man City win Marc Guéhi was given a surprise role in center midfield against Bournemouth. Enzo Maresca will hope he never has to do so again.

  2. Sunday 23 August 2026 16:25, UK Manchester City survived a serious scare in Enzo Maresca's first Premier League game in charge, forced to come from behind to earn a dramatic, late 2-1 victory over Bournemouth.

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    NDTV Sports

    Enzo Maresca Makes Winning Start With Manchester City After Dramatic Fightback Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1.

    BBC Sport

    This content is not available in your location. There was an error Enzo Maresca marks his first Premier League game as Manchester City manager with a dramatic late comeback against Bournemouth, making a winning start to the 2026-27 season. MATCH REPORT: Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth

    The Guardian Sport

    Enzo Maresca said Manchester City remain a “work in progress” after Sunday’s last-gasp win over Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium.

    ESPN

    New-look Haaland shut out as Man City wins late Late goals from Marc Guéhi and Josko Gvardiol rescued Manchester City who eventually beat Bournemouth 2-1 in their Premier League opener.

  3. Marcus Tavernier scored a brilliant first-half opener for Bournemouth, who played with the same guile and gusto they displayed under Andoni Iraola. Marco Rose nearly masterminded the perfect away day on his Premier League debut. But City mounted a late revival.

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    Perfect pass puts Bournemouth ahead Marcus Tavernier scores against the run of play against Manchester City.

  4. City lost 3-0 to Arsenal in last Sunday’s Community Shield in Cardiff and before Sunday’s visit of Bournemouth for their Premier League opener, Maresca said the critical reaction to the loss had been expected.

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    City had suffered a chastening 3-0 defeat by champions Arsenal in the Community Shield last Sunday and were heading towards back-to-back defeats to start the season.

  5. In his first game managing Bournemouth, Marco Rose came close to leading them to a first away win against City. “We’re competitors, we came here to win for the first time,” said the German. “We were in a good way to do so. But we did many good things. We have a lot of things to improve. At the end, how the game went was quite unlucky to lose that way. We had two situations – one corner kick and one attacking [move] – when we defended too passively.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    City had plenty of chances to make their afternoon more relaxed than it turned out but were wasteful and sloppy, with individuals playing out of position in an unbalanced system. None of Erling Haaland's five efforts could make the breakthrough, needing two defenders to rescue a result that looked beyond them for the majority.

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    Published Enzo Maresca might have been expected to keep his head down and not make any curious team selections in his first Premier League game in-charge of Manchester City. Instead, he made the surprising decision to field Marc Guehi in a holding role and, eventually, it turned into a midfield masterstroke.

  3. 03 The Guardian Sport

    Marc Guéhi’s 85th-minute equaliser and Josko Gvardiol’s 91st-minute winner gave City’s new manager victory in his first game, after Marcus Tavernier’s first-half strike for the visitors.

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Original Articles (11)

US With Guéhi in midfield, Maresca makes transfer needs clear in Man City win — ESPN
US New-look Haaland shut out as Man City wins late — ESPN
UK Man City survive huge Bournemouth scare in Maresca's first game — Sky Sports
UK Maresca's Manchester City reign begins with dramatic comeback against Bournemouth — BBC Sport
UK 'Up front next week?' Guehi proves Maresca's midfield masterstroke — BBC Sport
UK Man City 'completely deserved to win' - Maresca — BBC Sport
UK Maresca concedes Manchester City ‘a work in progress’ after hair-raising escape — The Guardian Sport
UK Guéhi and Gvardiol late show earns Manchester City dramatic win against Bournemouth — The Guardian Sport
UK Enzo Maresca searches for ‘new Rodri’ and expects Manchester City reaction — The Guardian Sport
India Enzo Maresca Makes Winning Start With Manchester City After Dramatic Fightback — NDTV Sports
Australia Perfect pass puts Bournemouth ahead — SMH Sport