"Pep Lijnders has been impressed by Antoine Semenyo's quick adaptation at Manchester City, having scored a debut goal in Saturday's 10-1 FA Cup rout of Exeter City. Semenyo only joined City from Bournemouth on Friday, after scoring a stoppage-time winner against Tottenham on his farewell appearance for the Cherries on Wednesday. City agreed to pay £65m for Semenyo, beating off competition from Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs for his signature."
"And he wasted little time in getting up and running at the Etihad Stadium, starting Saturday's third-round tie and registering a goal and an assist. Semenyo is the first player to both score and assist on his debut for City, in all competitions, since Sergio Aguero against Swansea City in August 2011. Overall, he has scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 22 matches this season,"
Antoine Semenyo joined Manchester City from Bournemouth for £65m and immediately impacted the team by scoring and assisting on his debut in a 10-1 FA Cup win over Exeter City. He moved after scoring a stoppage-time winner for Bournemouth against Tottenham and started for City the day after his transfer. Semenyo has 11 goals and four assists in 22 matches this season. Assistant coach Pep Lijnders praised his humility, work rate, willingness to chase and rapid adaptation to City's style, and highlighted the strong energy among experienced players and new arrivals in training and matches. The 10-1 scoreline marked City as the first top-flight side to score ten in a match since 1986, and it became Exeter's heaviest-ever defeat, the first time the Grecians conceded double figures.
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