In the 10th round of the Premier League, the leader Manchester City lost 1-2 away to Bournemouth, causing a big upset. With Liverpool's 2-1 home win over Brighton, the Premier League leaders changed hands, and Pep Guardiola's Blues reluctantly dropped their top spot.
Manchester City 1-2 Bournemouth, many media and fans predicted before the game, why? Because Manchester City has suffered a wave of injuries, healthy players are just enough to put out a starting lineup, and after reading the bench list of Manchester City in this game, you may also think that Manchester City's loss in this game is not much of an upset.
City had nine players on the bench, including two substitutes, Lewis and Doku (who had just recovered from injury), two Otega, two injured De Bruyne and Savinho, and four young playersSimpson Pusey (18), Jacob Wright (19), O'Reilly (19), McCarty (22)Even if you're a Manchester City fan, you've probably never heard of these players.
Bournemouth, who defeated Manchester City, is the "master" of a strong team this season, and in the last 3 rounds of the Premier League, Bournemouth has an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 1 draw in the face of the three major Champions League teams.Arsenal were beaten 2-0 at home, Aston Villa were drawn 1-1 away and Manchester City was beaten 2-1 at homeใ Manchester City is full of injuries and no one is available, Bournemouth specializes in playing strong teams, this 2-1 defeat is actually not an upset, many media and fans have expected it before the game.