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The factors behind Cherries' missed opportunity to beat Manchester City away for the first time

AFC Bournemouth were six minutes away from a famous win away at Manchester City to start the season. However, Cherries fell to a late defeat instead. Where did it go wrong in Marco Rose's debut as Cherries boss?

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Jack Tanner

Jack Tanner Starting his journalism career covering local non-league football at the age of 14, Dorset-native Jack Tanner covered Cherries for the Bournemouth Daily Echo for the best part of four years. After a brief stint covering AFC Bournemouth on a freelance basis for national newspapers, Jack went on to cover boxing for The Independent.

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