Man City 4:0 Bournemouth: Ruthless Man City Dispatch Premier League Newboys With Ease

• Manchester City dispatched newly-promoted AFC Bournemouth in comprehensive style as the Cityzens continued their title defence unabated
• Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and an own goal from Jefferson Lerma handed Pep Guardiola's charges a 4-0 win in their first home game of the season
• The comprehensive win sends the defending champions to the summit of the Premier League with back-to-back wins

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City continued their title defence in ruthless fashion as a dominant display saw the Cityzens brush aside Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, August 13.

Making only one change to the side that beat West Ham, Guardiola's charges began their first home game of the season on the front foot with Phil Foden testing the Bournemouth goalie in the opening ten minutes.

Foden's effort proved to be an invitation for a City onslaught as skipper Ilkay Gundogan took a pass from Haaland in his stride before going past his marker and firing a shot in the bottom right corner to break the game's deadlock.

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City continued from where they left off and it was talisman Kevin DeBruyne, who got his name on the scoresheet after weaving his way through the hapless defence of the newly-promoted side before unleashing a trademark effort in front of the box to double City's lead.

Soon after English attacker, Phil Foden will put the result beyond their visitors when his low drive inside the box added gloss to the scoreline.

His goal will prove his last action after recess with Jack Grealish replacing him as Pep looked to inject dynamism and directness into the attack.

The second half lacked the attacking impetus of the first stanza as a raft of changes by both sides punctuated the flow of the game.

Despite the low intensity of the second half, City managed to score their fourth and what proved to be the icing on the cake via an own goal from Jefferson Lerma.

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The win over Bournemouth sends Man City to the apex of the league log with two successive wins in as many games played in the ongoing campaign.

Man City begin title defence with easy win over West Ham

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Manchester City brushed aside their Community Shield disappointment with a comfortable victory at West Ham on Sunday, August 7.

A brace from £51 million summer signing, Erling-Braut Haaland ensured Man City began their title defence on a winning note.

It was West Ham who commenced the fixture in a frenzy, peppering the goal area of the Premier League champions which was repelled by a resolute defence marshalled by Ruben Dias.