Man City come from behind to beat Bournemouth in Maresca's debut

City trailed at halftime but two late goals from defenders turned the game around.

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What happened. Manchester City came from behind to win 2-1 against Bournemouth in Enzo Maresca's first Premier League game, with late goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol.

• Marcus Tavernier scored a brilliant first-half opener for Bournemouth.
• Erling Haaland had five efforts but couldn't score.
• Gvardiol's goal was initially ruled offside but overturned by VAR.

City start with three points despite a poor performance, an omen for the title race.

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