MILOS Kerkez said he has been working on his crossing and was pleased to provide assists for both of the Cherries goals against Manchester City.
The left back did excellently to beat Phil Foden on the outside and cut back to Antoine Semenyo from the byline for the Ghanaian to open the scoring against City after nine minutes.
The Hungarian international then raced onto a Semenyo pass in behind and put in a pinpoint first-time cross for Evanilson to prod home at full stretch shortly after the hour mark.
Speaking to BBC Match of the Day, Kerkez said on beating the defending champions: “It's a great feeling.
You can see the guys, everyone really fought really hard and we stick to the plan and unbelievable, I think.”
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On his assists, the 20-year-old said: “I'm happy finally it came.
“I'm working a lot on the crosses and everything and I'm improving so I'm really happy I could get two today and I hope it keeps going.”
Speaking on the second goal, Kerkez said Evanilson’s finish was ‘unbelievable’.
“It was hard and we know Eva’s quality and he does stuff like this in training.
“So I knew I just have to put the ball there and it's his thing to do that. So really congrats to him and great goal.”
Kerkez linked up well with Semenyo throughout the game, with the two building a strong on-pitch connection.
On their relationship, he said: “We combined really good and off the pitch we are also having that connection, and obviously we play on the same side, so I think that's also a good thing.
“But I think I understand him, he understands me, slowly. So, he's going in the right direction, definitely.”
Speaking on what was needed to beat City, Kerkez said the Cherries sought moments to keep the ball and take a breath for a few moments, to get energy back to hit them on the attack.
That, he said, was key, and he added: “Everyone was going hard into the duels and City, we respect the players and they're a big team but I think when you're on the pitch they're not friends.
“So that's what we did today as a team.”
The previous two results against Arsenal and Aston Villa gave the Bournemouth side the confidence to start well against City, which is what the Cherries had aimed to do, with Kerkez saying they were very happy they got off to a flying start.
On how far the Bournemouth team can go this season, Kerkez said: “To be honest, me, I'm not focused on that.
“I go game by game and I know that the mentality in our team is also like this and we just go week by week and then whatever happens, let's see.”
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