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How did Rose fare in his Premier League opener?

Premier League history was made before a ball was even kicked this season as a record nine clubs started the campaign with new managers. The post-Andoni Ira...

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Premier League history was made before a ball was even kicked this season as a record nine clubs started the campaign with new managers.

The post-Andoni Iraola has begun at Bournemouth under new head coach Marco Rose, who last managed RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.

So how did he fare on an eventful first weekend of the 2026-27 campaign?

The German successor came within six minutes of starting his Premier League career with a statement win at Manchester City , only to concede two late goals to suffer a heartbreaking loss.

He will be frustrated at the manner of City's goals, with Marc Guehi unmarked at a corner for the equaliser, then a slow reaction for Josko Gvardiol's stoppage-time winner, but Rose was also shown in those first 84 minutes that he has plenty of materials to work with in a Cherries side that finished sixth last season.

Rose will have seen enough to deliver early signs of encouragement amid the disappointment of such a painful late loss.

Read Phil's thoughts on how the rest of the new faces fared here

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