A Manchester City winger did everything he had to do against Manchester United | OneFootball

Entering Manchester City’s 3-nil win over Manchester United, the challenge was there for Jeremy Doku to step up on the big occasion. With Omar Marmoush out of yesterday’s match with a knee injury, Doku had the ideal opportunity to put in a key performance for his team on the left wing. The Belgian international did just that at the Etihad Stadium. He put in arguably his best performance for Manchester City. Doku was at his dazzling best before he was substituted with the game won in the second half. His contribution was pivotal in Manchester City’s derby win over Manchester United.

Jeremy Doku gave the Manchester United defence a torrid time yesterday.

It was apparent early that Jeremy Doku was up for yesterday’s match. There was an intent to his play that caught the eye. When he is on, Doku is unplayable. The Belgian international is the perfect blend of speed and dazzling dribbling. Doku is also learning the ability to drift in field from the left. All of those attributes were on display yesterday.

Jeremy Doku set up the first goal for Manchester City with a sublime piece of skill. He had also drifted centrally as Manchester City made their move to open the scoring. Rodri picked out Doku, who took Luke Shaw out of the play with a dazzling piece of dribbling. He got himself to the byline and saw his first cross blocked. Doku recovered to pick out Phil Foden with a quality dinked cross for Foden to give Manchester City the lead in the 18th minute. That passage of play showed what Doku is capable of at his best. His dribbling ability was on full display. He also showed the tactical ability to know when to drift in field. Doku’s end product was also there as he picked out Foden with a quality cross.

From that moment on, Doku grew in confidence. He almost added another assist when he set up Tijjani Reijnders in the 24th minute. Doku would grab his second assist of the game in the second half. The Belgian international was picked out by Phil Foden after some quality interplay between Foden and Nico O’Reilly. Doku played a quality through ball for Erling Haaland, who chipped Altay Bayindir in the United goal to make it 2-nil. Both assists showed that Doku’s end product is improving, and that is a welcome sign for Manchester City.

Manchester City and Jeremy Doku will be hoping that his performance yesterday is a sign of things to come.

The performance of Jeremy Doku was promising for what lies ahead. The challenge for Doku is to become a consistent player. He has all of the necessary attributes and technical ability to do so. Yesterday he put a big performance in a big game for his team. The hope is that Doku’s performance yesterday is a sign of what it to come from the dazzling winger. At his best he is devastating and that stood during his time on the pitch yesterday.