"“Yeah, for sure,” said the Manchester City boss. “And always accept being pushed. Always accept that. And that is so nice. We are really pleased. Now he is winning games. But he has always been really, really good.”"
"“What you see now in terms of one-v-one dribbling was exactly him then. He was taking it in his own half and dribbling 70 and 80 yards,” Maloney said."
"“I was speaking with my father about a player I had noticed from the stands because of his pace,” said Mbappe. “The player was Doku at Rennes. In my five years as a pro, I had never seen someone with so much explosivity in his first steps.”"
"“Everybody knows” Guardiola is quick to stress the importance of standards off the pitch."
Jeremy Doku has developed into a key Manchester City winger after nearly three years at the club. Signed from Rennes for 55.4m in August 2023, he has shown elite pace and one-on-one dribbling quality. Former coach Shaun Maloney noted that Doku’s one-v-one ability stood out early, including dribbling long distances during Under-17 European Championships. Kylian Mbappe and his father watched Doku at Rennes and were impressed by his explosivity in his first steps. Doku is now combining his standout traits into a more complete performance. He is expected to help City in the FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley, while Guardiola emphasizes maintaining standards off the pitch.
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