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Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki could etch their names into the Manchester City history books when Pep Guardiolaâs side play host to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime.
Both players have joined the Citizens in the summer transfer window, with box-to-box midfielder Reijnders completing a £46m move from AC Milan and playmaker Cherki arriving from Lyon for £34m.
Reijnders grabbed the headlines on his Premier League debut last weekend as he produced a man-of-the-match performance to inspire Man City to an impressive 4-0 opening victory away against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The 27-year-old scored and assisted at Molineux to become the first Man City player since club legend Sergio Aguero back in 2011 to both score and assist on his Premier League debut.
Reijnders has made scoring goals a habit, as he also netted twice in Cityâs 3-0 pre-season win over Palermo, having previously scored 15 goals across all competitions for Milan where he was named Serie A Midfielder of the Year in 2024-25.
The Netherlands international is expected to retain his starting spot in Man Cityâs midfield this weekend and he will attempt to become the first player in the clubâs history to both score and assist in his first two appearances in the Premier League.
Either Cherki or Reijnders could break 16-year Man City scoring record
Cherki was also on the scoresheet against Wolves and drilled home his first Premier League goal less than 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute for his debut in English football.
The 21-year-old Frenchman scored his first competitive goal for Man City in similar fashion as a substitute at the FIFA Club World Cup earlier this summer, firing a low shot into the bottom corner to seal a 6-0 group-stage win over Al-Ain in June.
Described as a âmercurialâ talent who could be a âcheat codeâ for Guardiola this season, Cherki has arrived at Man City after excelling at boyhood club Lyon where he recorded 12 goals and 22 assists in 44 appearances for the French giants across all tournaments last term.
Cherki, who has been handed the No.10 shirt at City, is in contention to make his first appearance at the Etihad Stadium this weekend and is set to battle with the likes of Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Jeremy Doku and Omar Marmoush for a start in attack.
Whether Cherki starts or comes on as a substitute against Spurs, he or teammate Reijnders could become the first Man City player since Emmanuel Adebayor back in August 2009 to score in their first two Premier League games for the club.
Reijnders and Cherki are not the only Citizens stars chasing records this weekend, as prolific striker Erling Haaland is looking to add a couple more Premier League goalscoring records to his ever-growing collection.
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