Jeremy Doku can break Man City record at Bournemouth in Premier League

Manchester City take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday in a weekend when Liverpool are in Carabao Cup action.

Pep Guardiola heads down to the south coast warning that Andoni Iraola's side will be far trickier opposition than they were when they were smashed 6-1 at the Etihad earlier in the season. The Blues are on a run of 16 games unbeaten in all competitions including 14 wins, although Bournemouth have started to click under Iraola and have powered clear of relegation danger.

Ahead of the Saturday teatime kick-off, here are some of the talking points for the game.

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A quirk of the season is that Jeremy Doku managed four assists against Bournemouth and those are his only assists of the season. With Jack Grealish close to a return, Doku will want to show his value by getting involved in the goals.

If he does, he can at least equal a City record currently held by Stephen Ireland and Sergio Aguero for the most goal involvements against one opponent in a single campaign. Doku currently has five against Bournemouth having scored in the 6-1 as well, so needs one goal or assist to equal the achievement and two to beat it.

Last week, Liverpool put together a big win in the lunchtime kick-off and then Arsenal smashed Burnley in the afternoon. The pressure was on City and they were held to a draw by Chelsea.

This time, they play first with Arsenal at home to Newcastle later this evening and Liverpool involved in the Carabao Cup on Sunday. For at least a week, City can be within a point of the leaders.

City have some fond memories of Bournemouth away. It was there in 2017 when Raheem