EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | Man City 3-1 Bournemouth | Haaland and Cherki shine in victory!

So City start the day in an unfamiliar eighth position in the table, but also in the knowledge that a win against Bournemouth this afternoon would propel them up to second in a heavily congested early season table. Indeed, three points this afternoon would leapfrog them above today's opponents, who arrive as the best form of any side in the Premier League, unbeaten since the opening day away at Liverpool at Anfield. Doku has the ball on towards Foden, but Bournemouth win it back and they've got plenty coming forward. Brooks, who gets into the penalty area and they've scored. They're one up, the offside flag's gone up. They were one up. It was turned in on the line. It was Krupi who put it over the line, but the flag has gone up for offside. And we're now looking back at the replay, Clive, to see where the offside call was. Well, as you said, a slick break, and Krupi's in front of Brooks as he cuts it back from that right hand side, just straight into that offside position. But again, an indication of how quickly when they regain possession and how effective they could be. The ball is down the right side and again, they're building. The cross whipped in at pace by Brooks, cleared by Diaz, helped away by Foden to Haaland, a layoff to Niko. Niko looks up, finds a lot of Bournemouth players in front of him. Then Scherke nudges it on, and Haaland's through on goal here. Haaland keeps on going. Can he find the finish? You bet he can. City 1, Bournemouth 0. A headed through ball by Scherke, and Haaland ran and ran from the halfway line. He's been working on a brand new celebration, Haaland. He's just shown us it. And City lead 1-0. Oh, it just had to be, didn't it? And it was the third time lucky. Scherke's tried with two passes. This time it was a headed delivery out in front of Erling Haaland. As soon as he goes through, there's only one thing you expect. There's only one thing that's going to happen, and that's he finds the back of the net. A brilliant header, a superbly taken goal. Erling Haaland. It was a through ball with a header. The ball came in the air to Scherke, and Scherke just headed it into the path of through ball, and Haaland came from inside his own half. And he just nudged away from the last defender, drew the goalkeeper and slid it through him. There's a real fluency about Bournemouth. You know they're going to have chances in the game. Semenu in the left wing position, now Truffaut. Ball comes in, deflected off Matias Nunez-Koorn. Bournemouth are going to have chances in this game. City are going to have to defend quite a lot, you feel. Ball comes into the penalty area. Donnarumma got a punch on it and it's been turned in. And it's Adams who's helped it over the line. And Bournemouth are level. Donnarumma came for it, punched it away. He felt he was impeded, but it's been turned in for the equaliser. And I said that City will have some defending to do. And Bournemouth are level. Ali, he's saying his left arm was held as he tried to punch it with his right. Donnarumma goes to punch. Oh, it might well have had his arm pulled, actually. That's not a bad case. We'll see it from this angle. I don't think it's enough, though, is it? I'm not sure it's enough. It was Brooks who just sort of linked Donnarumma's right arm. No, the goal's been given. It is 1-1. I didn't think there was enough to overrule and it's 1-1 here. Now O'Reilly down the central position in the centre circle, looking towards the left-hand side, finds Bernardo Silva. It's an incredibly entertaining match because Bournemouth are making it that way by coming at City whenever they have the chance. Diem's through to Foden's. On it goes towards Haaland. Haaland now, through on goal. Can he make it 2-1? He's gone round Petrovic. Cherokee assist. You've got it, Ali. A brilliant Cherokee pass, picking out the run of Erling Haaland. He shows pace, he shows composure to take it away from the goalkeeper. And then cut it in from a tight angle. The combination has supplied another goal. Cherokee, brilliant pass. Haaland, wonderful finish. Ali, I think before the game he scored 75% of City's goals. That stat's gone up now. He must be pushing towards 90. Amazing, amazing goalscorer. Erling scored 13 Premier League goals. City have scored 19 in total. And they might get another one. O'Reilly's through on goal. O'Reilly round the goalkeeper. Oh, it's off the line. Jimenez. It was Jimenez who got back to clear it. Well, Bournemouth are coming at City, but they're leaving gaps and City are exploiting them. And they've got away with one there. O'Reilly couldn't do what Haaland had done previously. It's still 2-1. Niko now in the central midfield position. Lovely turn from Niko on towards Doku. City coming again. Doku trying to find his own way through. Still with Doku. On to Haaland. Chance for the hat-trick. Oh, he saved it, Petrovic. Brilliant from Doku. Petrovic saves. Well, that would have been something. He's furious that he hasn't finished it. Doku does fantastic. Weighted pass, good. Haaland out of his feet. And what Petrovic does, he stays high and almost reads what Erling Haaland is trying to do. The little chip over him, and he palms it away with his left arm. City coming forward down the left-hand side with O'Reilly, who crosses the halfway line. Doku goes to his left and will offer himself. And here is Doku. Doku back to O'Reilly. O'Reilly in the penalty area. Clips the ball in. Haaland met it on the head, but he was just underneath it. And it went high and over the bar by some distance. But it was a lovely ball in from O'Reilly. Very similar to the one, I think, that he set up for the Everton goal a couple of weeks ago. City have just lost the ball in central midfield, and this is where they're good. Bournemouth on the counter. They go with Tavernier. On it goes to Brookes down the right side. Brookes attacking O'Reilly. Back inside, good ball to Scott. Scott helps it on to Krupi. And Donnarumma makes a brilliant save, hurling himself to the left, out for the corner. But that is Bournemouth at their best. Scherke goes back to Diaz. Diaz on to Bernardo Silva. City 2, Bournemouth 1. Goals in the first half. The ball is in Foden's possession. Foden pokes it on. O'Reilly's got it now on the edge of the D. O'Reilly, can he get a shot in? He does! City 3, Bournemouth 1. Nico O'Reilly's just slammed the ball. A daisy-cutter beyond the goalkeeper, into the side of the net. And City, at last, do have a two-goal lead. City 3, Bournemouth 1. Nico O'Reilly. As it stands, City will go up to second above Bournemouth. Only with a win. And Bournemouth are having a right old go at the Blues, and let's assume there's going to be another eight more minutes of action. The ball comes forward. It's headed away. Picked up now by Savino down the right side. Savino going very direct into the box he goes. Puts in a little dink back, and it's prodded into the side netting. I think it was Reinders that came forward. No, Marmouche, it was, who got there and found the side netting.