When the media recently asked for an update on Jeremy Doku. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was forced to point out that there hadn’t been many questions about the Belgian.
The quick forward, who most recently joined Manchester City from French side Stade Rennais in the summer transfer window. Has been a welcome addition to the team’s front line during the first half of the new campaign.
The variety of skills available in City s attack has been enhance by Jeremy Doku’s effortless one-on-one playmaking against opposing defenders. Giving manager Pep Guardiola a variety of options.
Though he had made an explosive and nearly unstoppable start to life with the Premier League champions. The young player was absent from the matchday squad for an extended period of time due to an injury. It happen during the 3-3 draw against Tottenham last month.
City boss Guardiola gives update on Jeremy Doku
Ahead of a crucial stretch of the current campaign, Pep Guardiola was questioned at a press conference following Manchester City s 2-0 victory over Sheffield United in the Premier League about Jeremy Doku’s health.
“Yeah, nobody asked me about Jeremy (Doku). Just Kevin (De Bruyne) and Erling (Haaland),” Pep Guardiola responded.
“It’s soon. Soon I think he’s back,” the Manchester City manager continued. “They (medical staff) are a bit cautious because he’s so explosive, one-against-one, and muscular. But I think for the next weeks he will be ready, I hope so.”
It might be decided by City officials not to rush Doku back for either of the next games, but to give him more time to recover and get back up to speed during their warm-weather training camp in Abu Dhabi later this month.
After the Premier League’s winter break, City will play their rematch against Burnley at the Etihad Stadium in an attempt to start a run of form that will put them in a strong position to win the English top flight for a record four times in a row.
