Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo has described his early days at Manchester City as a “fairytale” after continuing his impressive run of form in the Premier League.
The Black Stars attacker delivered another standout performance, scoring and providing an assist in City’s convincing 3–0 victory over Fulham to take his goal contributions to eight since joining the club in January.
Semenyo set the tone for the dominant win when he opened the scoring in the 24th minute, reacting quickly inside the box to slot home. Moments later, he turned provider, setting up Nico O’Reilly to double City’s lead before Erling Haaland added the third just before halftime to complete a commanding first-half display by the hosts.
Reflecting on his seamless adaptation to life at the Etihad, the 26-year-old credited the team environment and support from his teammates and coach for his strong start.
“[There’s] no secrets! It’s just being part of a great team, a great environment, the coach has been great and they’ve made it easy for me to settle. It’s all a fairytale right now,” Semenyo said after the game.
He also highlighted the importance of maintaining momentum following recent positive results.
“[It was] very important [to win]. That was the message from when the game was done against Liverpool. Just backing up what we did on the weekend, it was a tough graft and we got the three points, today we did the same thing. I’m happy,” he added.
Speaking about his assist, Semenyo praised teammate Nico O’Reilly’s technical ability and composure in front of goal.
“He has got that in the locker. He’s a very technical player. When I slid him in I knew he was going to score.”
Semenyo joined Manchester City from AFC Bournemouth during the winter transfer window on a long-term deal and has quickly established himself as a key attacking option.
The Ghana international also reached a significant milestone during the match, becoming the first Ghanaian player to score 13 goals in a single English Premier League season, further underlining his remarkable campaign.
