Mateo Kovacic finds his scoring boots to get Manchester City back to winning ways, as boss Pep Guardiola jokes it is a 'copy and paste' job of Rodri.
Mateo Kovacic found his scoring boots to get Manchester City back to winning ways, as boss Pep Guardiola joked it was a "copy and paste" job of Rodri.
Kovacic's first was a deflected shot from a half-cleared corner and his second was a clean strike from the edge of the area early in the second half. Kovacic's double takes him up to three league goals for the season - having also netted against former club Chelsea - his best campaign already since 2014-15 for Inter Milan.
Last season he started fewer than half their matches in the league but was a regular starter in Europe and the domestic cups. Most of Kovacic's general stats rank below Rodri - but it is unfair to compare anyone to the Ballon d'Or nominee, when, mere weeks ago,"Rodri is a different player to the rest of them. He does everything and they did miss him today," said BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Chris Waddle, a former England international.Former England international Steph Houghton added: "Mateo Kovacic's game is based on being tidy and simple.
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