This followed the first EPL match victory Arsenal recorded against Manchester City since 2015 on Sunday.
Browsing: Nathan Ake
In a clash between the two best performing sides in the Premier League this season, Ake calmly finished just after the hour mark.
Centre-back Akanji has impressed in his three appearances since joining from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day earlier this month, and has managed to keep Ruben Dias, John Stones and Nathan Ake out of the team at times. His debut at Sevilla earned him praise from Guardiola, who compared his style to new teammate Aymeric Laporte and hailed the club for completing the signing.
This is according to The Times, who reports that Manchester City has told Ake that he can leave this summer.
It’s a scoreline usually reserved for tennis sets but the English champions and the German upstarts traded blows across the 90 minutes as if engaged in a rally fit for a Grand Slam.
Pep Guardiola’s side have agreed an initial £40 million deal with the Cherries – who were relegated to the Championship on the final day of the season – and which could rise to £41 million.
Bournemouth moved out of the relegation zone after beating fellow struggler Aston Villa 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur had two men sent off and failed to make sure of a Premier League top-four finish after slipping to a 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
Spurs had Son Heung-min and Juan Foyth sent off either side of half time, and the North London outfit were denied an admirable draw when Ake netted with a header in the first minute of added-on time.
Manchester City have reportedly entered the race for Bournemouth star Nathan Ake, who has also attracted the attention of Manchester United.
The Cherries travelled to London sitting just two points above the dropzone, but three second-half goals in the space of 16 minutes from Callum Wilson, Junior Stanislas and Nathan Ake saw them leave with a surprise victory.
The Championship club do not have any new injury concerns for the game at Stamford Bridge
The Reds began the game on the front foot and duly took the lead in the 20th minute through Sadio Mane, who latched on to Emre Can’s ball over the top and, after getting the better of Nathan Ake, drilled past Artur Boruc