Man City's 32-match unbeaten run ended at Bournemouth as Semenyo starred

Manchester City's impressive 32-match unbeaten run in the Premier League was halted by Bournemouth, who produced a stellar performance to defeat the champions 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

City had not tasted defeat in the league since losing to Aston Villa on December 6 last year. However, from the start on the South Coast, Andoni Iraola's men proved they were up to the challenge, with their energy and hard work paying off with goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson.

At times it looked like Bournemouth were going to leave City in the dust. Marcus Tavernier hit the post at 2-0, leaving Pep Guardiola's side hanging by a thread, before Josko Gvardiol set up a tense finale by heading in an Ilkay Gundogan cross.

Guardiola had warned his players that they would have to play despite the pain caused by the team's injuries. So Gvardiol, Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji all started, despite their doubts.

Kevin De Bruyne was only fit enough for the bench, where he was joined by three teenagers without a single Premier League appearance among them.

John Stones and Ruben Dias were completely missing from the team, and City could have done with their central defensive duo for a first 20 minutes in which Bournemouth attacked without fear.

A goal looked imminent after just a minute when Semenyo and Justin Kluivert were denied by Ederson. The City goalkeeper recovered from a weak first save to make a fantastic second save.

The defending champions were caught off guard and trailed after just nine minutes. Milos Kerkez was the architect, getting ahead of Phil Foden on the left flank before returning to Semenyo who, despite his initial stumbles on the ball, managed to regain his composure, turn Gvardiol and fire a shot past Ederson.

Kerkez then made an impressive block on Bernardo Silva to maintain their lead, while Erling Haaland wasted City's best opportunity of the first half.

City struggled to test Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers, confirming Guardiola's pre-match concerns about his team's fitness levels.

The second half almost started with a bang, Ederson making a fine save from Evanilson's strike. City almost equalized through Foden, but he headed his shot wide of Matheus Nunes' cutback.

Lewis Cook was fortunate not to be penalized for a robust challenge on Haaland, which left the striker in need of treatment and the City bench fuming.

Semenyo and Kluivert constantly troubled City's makeshift defense. Nathan Ake, in particular, struggled to cope with the pace and directness of the Bournemouth duo, and their combined play almost resulted in a second goal, with Semenyo's shot deflected narrowly after a quick counter-attack .

Once again, City had been warned and yet Bournemouth managed to penetrate their defense.

The exceptional Kerkez was the mastermind behind the decision, outpacing Walker on the left flank and delivering a cross where Ake and Gvardiol had left Evanilson unmarked in the centre, allowing the Brazilian to pick his spot and finish past Ederson.

Tavernier struck the inside of the post as Bournemouth looked set to break City's unbeaten record before their eyes. Travers made a good save to preserve Haaland's volley as the possibility of defeat became more and more real.

Gvardiol's header gave a glimmer of hope that the streak could continue, and it might have happened if Travers had not prevented Haaland's attempt on the line during injury time.

With the final kick, Foden fired just wide as Bournemouth held on for the win.