Chris Sutton has said that Manchester City look like a different team when they have one particular player on the pitch.
The Blues ended their season by losing the FA Cup final to Manchester United with a scoreline of 2-1.
At halftime, City were 2-0 down thanks to goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.
Despite getting one goal back in the second half, the Citizens were ultimately denied the chance to win a consecutive domestic double.
During the second half of the game, one pundit made an observation about one particular figure in the City team who grabbed a lot of people’s attention.
Sutton says Jeremy Doku makes City look like a different team
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live (via BBC Sport), Sutton had this to say about Jeremy Doku and what he did on the pitch in the second half against United.
He said: “They are just a totally different team with Doku in it.
“He’s been such a threat in the second half and a good battle between him and [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka.”
The winger was substituted on at halftime as Pep Guardiola tried to switch things up and see his side come from behind to secure a victory.
Doku made a big impact against United
In the first half, City had 74% possession but racked up fewer shots at goal than the Red Devils (5 vs 3).
Then in the second half, when they had Doku on for Mateo Kovacic, the Blues had 16 attempts at goal compared to United’s six.
In terms of his individual efforts, the Belgian, who City paid £55m to sign last summer, made two key passes and had one shot on target, which ended up being City’s only goal of the game.
While it’s clear that the entire team stepped up their attacking efforts from the first half, Doku undeniably had a big impact and did a lot to help his side turn the scoreline around.
Now that Sutton has highlighted how different City looked when they had the winger on the pitch, this begs the question of why he didn’t start in the first place.