Bournemouth take a 1-0 lead into half-time towards Manchester Metropolis of their Premier League opener on the Etihad.
After seeking to begin shortly following the 3-0 loss to Arsenal within the Group Defend final Sunday, it was not the dream begin that Enzo Maresca wished on his return to Manchester.
With a makeshift beginning XI that included Marc Guehi as a central midfielder and Rico Lewis at right-back, Metropolis didn’t wrestle to dominate the ball.
They may have gone forward themselves, with Erling Haaland lacking a simple likelihood by his requirements.
However Bournemouth seemed harmful on the counter-attack, and Metropolis’s excessive line can be their undoing.
After an extended ball up from the goalkeeper, Rayan swept up the free ball, enjoying in Evanilson, who fired throughout purpose for Marcus Tavernier to poke residence.
It was not the one likelihood for the Cherries both, who’ve a brand new supervisor themselves in Marco Rose.
Tavernier went shut once more with a long-range effort, and to an extent, Metropolis might be glad to go into the break only one purpose down.
