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Man City, Pep Guardiola and Antoine Semenyo
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The English Football League (EFL) stalwart paused for a second before pointing to a man who was sitting a few rows back: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. He was in attendance to watch Phil Foden pick up his PFA Player of the Year Award, but briefly became the center of attention.
There is only one name on the lips of those at Manchester City today and that is Antoine Semenyo. Pep Guardiola's side have completed the £65m signing of the Ghanaian forward from Bournemouth and he will compete for a place in City's wide areas with the likes of Jeremy Doku,
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Pep Guardiola's men were rarely under threat against Chelsea on Sunday yet still dropped points after an ugly goal late at the Etihad Stadium.
Ruben Dias, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol are all out with injuries but Nathan Ake is available. Dias will be sidelined for "four to six weeks" with a hamstring issue while Guardiola has "no idea" how long Stones will be out.
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Guardiola has "no idea" how long John Stones will be out for, which is a major concern, as the defender enters into the final six months of his contract at Etihad Stadium. City suffered an injury crisis last season too and spent about £200m on five new signings to try to resolve their issues.
Assuming his transfer to Manchester City goes through as planned, and last night’s outing for Bournemouth against Tottenham Hotspur was the prelude to it, Antoine Semenyo has achieved the rare feat of abandoning a club without smearing his legacy. Signing off with a 95th-minute winner, above, is just about as good as it gets.