Rayan Cherki Enjoying Himself Against Liverpool

Now Jones, cleared away by Van Dijk, under pressure headed forward by Nunez. It wasn't signed as a right back but it's settled into there. Cherokee goes for the percentage cross and forces the first corner of the gap. Cherokee looks for Haaland. Van Dijk just stabbed it out. Held in long. Trafford comes for it. Out it goes then by Ran Cherokee. They'll go deep. Here's Bernardo Silva. Oh lovely run in to Cherokee. Just slipped away from him. Just slipped away from him. The reaction says it all. What a spot that is from Bernardo Silva. And surprisingly with the technician that he is, for that first touch to be as loose as that really does surprise me. He takes it with the outside of his left boot. He's learned the need especially under Pep Guardiola for more consistency. Here's Haaland. Buccaneering his way through like a bulldozer. Cherokee dropped his shoulder, went to play it wide. Was there a foul there? Referee's thinking about it. Semenya. What I've seen, let's have a little closer look. A little shimmy there. Well I think there's initial contact when Kerkes steps in there to win the ball and then the follow-through of that is a little bit secondary for me. I think that tackle's okay. Headed away by Nunez. Cherokee leading the press there. Kerkes had to sweep it out quickly. And it's a man. Dokku and Cherokee out there. Bernardo Silva. Here's O'Reilly. Dokku. Yard of space. Pokes it in. And here's Silva. That's why he held it up Dokku. Now Cherokee. Here's Cherokee. Now Curtis Jones again. He's trying to back hill. They've overplayed that and now Cherokee will look to Nunez. Rodri found by Cherokee. Quicker here for Manchester City. In comes Cherokee's corner away by Van Dijk. Very entertaining first half. City look good though Okay with the switch. Lovely take by Cherokee. Beautifully done. Nunez with the cross. Too much loft on it. Because they're so dominant in this part of the pitch City, their press has been excellent. They're really suffocating Liverpool. Dokku plays back to Rodri. Cherokee. Tried a little Cherokee. In behind. Great cross. Lovely goal. Beautiful cross by Semenya. But the ball to him was sublime. And Harlan has two and so do Manchester City. It's quick. It's incisive. Semenya has just been a delight on this side and look at the quality of the header. I mean he's got a bit of work to do here Harlan. Here's Cherokee. In behind. Semenya to settle that time. Manchester City 3 Liverpool 0. Liverpool carved wide open. Well the only thing Liverpool have to rely on here was the assistant referee hopefully putting his flag up. And he hasn't. He's kept it down much to their delight. Let's tidy for Manchester City. And Cherokee will go again. Shavezai gave up the ghost there completely. Cherokee looks for Semenya. And had he not had the heavy touch it could have been four. That's brilliant from him. Cherokee. It's gonna get nasty for Liverpool. Brilliant scoop. Looks for Harlan on the hat trick and guarded by Jones. They have been far superior in terms of the energy in this game. It's been excellent from Manchester City. Four players back there to snub Mo Salah out. Cherokee pursued by Shavezai. Cuts it around the corner. Cherokee. Kuzhinov. How the game's gone it's not a surprise to me that Trafford makes that save. It's a good save. Cherokee. Bernardo Silva. They want more. Here comes another substitution. This is Reinders coming on and Cherokee's gonna go on. Esfil Foden coming on as well. Probably give Semenya a rest I would think. Well they love him here don't they? They absolutely adore him.