Julian Alvarez has been likened to Gabriel Jesus by Pep Guardiola, with Manchester Metropolis discovering one other ahead that gives a little bit of all the things.
- Argentine ahead catching the attention
- Seeking to emulate fellow South People
- Concerned in three targets versus Sevilla
WHAT HAPPENED? The Blues parted with a flexible Brazil worldwide over the summer time, with Jesus deciding to go for Arsenal after successful 4 Premier League titles on the Etihad Stadium. That deal was carried out as Metropolis introduced in Alvarez and Erling Haaland, with an thrilling Argentina worldwide making a constructive impression early on in English soccer as he seeks to emulate the efforts of fellow South People which have gone earlier than him.
WHAT THEY SAID: Guardiola has informed BT Sport of Alvarez after seeing him present cowl for the injured Haaland in Premier League and Champions League video games in opposition to Leicester and Sevilla: “He’s a particular man, along with his work ethic. He jogs my memory a little bit of Gabriel, how aggressive with out the ball. He’s performed Leicester and right now and never simple to seek out area, he obtained the reward he deserved.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Alvarez’s newest outing for Metropolis noticed him discover the goal in a 3-1 victory over Sevilla, whereas additionally teeing up efforts for 17-year-old Rico Lewis and Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez.
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DID YOU KNOW? Aged 22 years and 275 days, Alvarez is the youngest Argentine to be straight concerned in three targets in a single Champions League match since Lionel Messi vs Bayern Munich in April 2009, additionally underneath Guardiola (21 years 288 days).
WHAT NEXT? Whereas Alvarez has been catching the attention, he has some strategy to go if he’s to match the achievements of Jesus – who hit 95 targets for Metropolis via 236 appearances.
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