'Everybody Wanted Him': New Man City Signing Antoine Semenyo Shines In 10-1 FA Cup Win

Antoine Semenyo left a lasting impression on his new Manchester City teammates with his man of the match performance in the Sky Blues 10-1 win over Exeter City in the third round of the FA Cup. The former Bournemouth man grabbed a goal and an assist, prompting Rico Lewis to say the Ghanaian international made a "seamless transition" into Pep Guardiola's side.

Semenyo announced himself to the blue side of Manchester with an all-action display in their demolition of the League One outfit, that was capped off just before the hour. The 26-year-old's cross was turned in by Lewis for the Cityzens' fifth goal of the afternoon, before he then scored the sixth himself with a composed finish.

It comes at the end of a whirlwind week for the winger, who turned out for the Cherries on Wednesday night just hours before his scheduled medical. Semenyo signed off his time on the south coast with a last minute long-range winner for Bournemouth to pip Tottenham 3-2. The outgoing star followed that up with a classy message of gratitude to the club, as he took out a double page spread in a local newspaper to thank the Bournemouth fans.

As perfect as that ending was, Semenyo will be just as happy with the new start at the Etihad, with both his teammates and coaches extolling his virtues after an emphatic win.

Lewis shared his and his teammates excitement at Semenyo's recruitment. He said: "It's not a surprise for us because everyone has seen how good of a player he is in the Premier League.

"Everybody wanted him, there's a reason for that and he's shown that today. It feels like a seamless transition into the team.

"He's a really good person as well which is another positive."

With Pep Guardiola serving a one-game touchline ban for receiving