French midfielder Rayan Cherki has beaten Josko Gvardiol and Marc Guéhi to claim the Club’s first award of the 2026/27 season.
The playmaker has made an outstanding impact during the opening weeks of the campaign.
Quick facts
- Cherki overcame Gvardiol and Guéhi to take the first Club honour of the season.
- He entered against Bournemouth with City trailing 1-0 and supplied two assists in a 2-1 victory.
- Cherki scored twice in the 4-1 win at Crystal Palace.
His campaign began from the bench against Bournemouth on the opening weekend, when City were behind at 1-0 after the first half.
Cherki then provided two goalscoring passes, helping his side overturn the deficit and secure a valuable 2-1 win over the Cherries.
He was even more influential at Crystal Palace, producing two superb finishes in a 4-1 away success that preserved City’s perfect start to the season.
