Sane keeps up prolific form as Man City stay unbeaten
Bournemouth end losing streak to climb up to sixth position
Snubbed by Germany for the World Cup, Leroy Sane also had to deal with being dropped entirely from Manchester City’s squad early in the Premier League season.
How quickly things have turned round for the flying winger: Back in favour for club and country, he cannot stop scoring.
Sane chested in City’s opening goal in a 2-1 win over Watford on Tuesday, a seventh straight victory in the Premier League that left the defending champions five points clear. They are unbeaten after 15 games of the 38-match campaign.
Since returning international break from the where he scored in back-to-back games for Germany, Sane has netted three goals in three league matches for City. He has seven goals in his last 10 games combined for Germany and City.
In a period when City manager Pep Guardiola is heavily rotating his squad, Sane remains a constant in the starting line-up — but it’s not just down to his superb form. With left back Benjamin Mendy likely out for another two months because of a knee injury, Sane is the only other player to give City genuine width on that flank.
Scrambled effort
Riyad Mahrez swung in the cross for Sane’s 40th-minute goal, in which he improvised by using his chest to direct the ball between the legs of Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster. Then Mahrez, starting ahead of Raheem Sterling on the right wing, doubled the lead ■ after converting a cross from Gabriel Jesus.
City weathered a late fightback from Watford, which reduced the deficit in the 85th through Abdoulaye Doucoure’s scrambled effort.
A first-half injury to star forward Marko Arnautovic was the last thing West Ham wanted in its match against Cardiff. It proved to be a game-changer in a way few of the home fans could have imagined.
Lucas Perez came on as the replacement for Arnautovic in the 38th minute, and scored twice early in the second half
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to set West Ham on its way to a 3-1 win at the Olympic Stadium. Michail Antonio scored the other goal for the hosts.
The win moved West Ham into 12th place.
Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser set each other up for goals as Bournemouth ended their four-game losing streak in the league with a 2-1 win over Huddersfield. It moved the small south-coast team above Manchester United into sixth place.