Manchester City's flying winger Jeremy Doku celebrated their derby day demolition over Manchester United by heading home to get baptised
10:03, 15 Sep 2025
Jeremy Doku of Manchester City reacts to a miss placed pass during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Manchester, England.
Jeremy Doku was part of Man City's starting side on Sunday(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)
Jeremy Doku has revealed he had every faith in Manchester City thrashing United in the Manchester derby. And the flying winger celebrated the 3-0 triumph at the Etihad by heading home to get baptised.
Most players like to toast an important win with a beer or night on the town. But Doku is different - and stuck to water instead following his decision to make his relationship with Jesus Christ official.
Doku said: “If I can be honest, the day was for me already a victory. Why? Because I knew that after the game, I was going to baptise myself, I'm going to be baptised.
“Maybe that's why I felt like I was pushed. That's why I'm very happy with the performance as well.
"As a Christian, when you get baptised, your old nature, your old sinful nature dies, and you start living with God. You resurrect with God, with Jesus Christ.
Manchester City's Belgian midfielder #11 Jeremy Doku (L) runs with the ball shadowed by Manchester United's Uruguayan midfielder #25 Manuel Ugarte (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on September 14, 2025
Jeremy Doku was baptised at home after the game(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
“You can do that as a kid but normally it's meant for when you're older and you really realise what you're doing. So that's what I'm going to do it.
“I was already excited before the game because I knew that Sunday is a victory day." Doku, meanwhile, hailed a team-mate blessed by the footballing Gods - in the shape of Erling Haaland.
Haaland plundered two more goals to help sink United and take his tally for the season to 11 already for both club and country.
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Doku added: "Erling is a machine. We know that he's going to score goals.
“For me, great players are there at the big moments - and it was a big moment in the derby.
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“You can always count on him. I know when I play a ball to him that he will always make sure that it's a goal or a great save, so I'm very happy for him."