Rayan Cherki bai ɓoye motsin zuciyarsa ba bayan nasarar Manchester City a kan Crystal Palace da ci 4-1 a Selhurst Park — kuma wannan gaskiyar da ba ta ɓoye komai ba, tare da waƙoƙi biyu na ƙwarewar mutum ɗaya da suka ƙwace numfashi, sun sanar da cewa yana da niyyar zama muhimmin ɓangare a zamanin bayan Pep Guardiola.

Ya tsaya kusa da Erling Haaland kafin a karɓi kyautar ɗan wasa mafi kyau a wasan, Cherki ya ba da hukunci mai tsanani — wanda ba za a iya buga shi ba — kan aikinsa a rabi na farko, inda ya sa abokansa dariya. Rabin sa na biyu, duk da haka, bai bar wata damar suka ba.

Wasan da ya nuna niyya a daidai lokaci

Cherki ya buga wasanni 33 na Premier League a kakar farko tasa bayan canjin sa daga Lyon da £30 miliyan, amma 14 daga cikinsu ya shiga a matsayin mai maye gurbi. Tare da sabon koci Enzo Maresca a kan mulki da albarkatu masu yawa na farmaki na City, matsin lamba na farawa daga farko ya kasance na gaske.

Ya riga ya nuna alamu na tasiri — ya shiga a matsayin mai maye gurbi ya taimaka wa mahimman burin biyu da suka bai wa City nasara a kan Bournemouth a farkon mako na farko — kafin tattaunawar da Maresca a ƙarshen wasan. Ladan sa shi ne gurbin farawa a Selhurst Park, kuma ya tsince shi.

Mintoci tara a rabi na biyu, City suna jagoranci da 1-0 kuma Palace suna neman hanyar dawowa, Cherki ya karɓi fasinjin Phil Foden a gefen yankin hukunci. Abin da ya biyo baya ya kasance ban mamaki ne: gudu mai juyawa a tsakanin masu tsaro huɗu na Palace, inda ya ƙare da bugun natsuwa da ƙafar hagu a bayan mai tsaron raga Dean Henderson. Ya yi bikin ta hanyar kallon magoya bayan ƙungiyar mai masaukin baki a gefe na Holmesdale Road — girman kai na mafi kyau.

Bayan Palace suka rage raga, Cherki ya sake murƙushe begen gida da bugun ƙafar dama daga yard 20 da ya yi sama, wanda Henderson bai iya tsare shi ba.

Ra'ayin Maresca: kamili ta kowane fanni

Maresca ya yaba masa sosai, yana bayanin cewa ba ƙofofin Cherki kaɗai suka burge shi ba.