Martin Keown has been impressed with Manchester City ahead Julian Alvarez (Picture: BBC Sport)Martin Keown has heaped reward on Manchester City ahead Julian Alvarez and in contrast the in-form attacker to Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp.
This website is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Erling Haaland’s goalscoring exploits final season meant Alvarez’s contribution to City’s treble triumph was considerably ignored.
The Argentina World Cup winner seems to have taken his recreation to a different degree through the opening seven video games of the present marketing campaign, nevertheless, and has grown in stature within the absence of the injured Kevin De Bruyne.
Stationed in a No.10 function behind his prolific teammate Haaland, Alvarez has arguably been his facet’s finest participant this time period, contributing enormously to a 100% file in all competitions.
Rodri’s crimson card meant the 23-year-old needed to be withdrawn shortly earlier than the hour mark in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest however Keown was nonetheless stunned by Alvarez’s show.
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Analysing his efficiency on Match of the Day, Keown stated: ‘He jogs my memory of Dennis Bergkamp as a result of he begins as a striker and also you’re simply questioning who’s going to select him up.
‘They haven’t missed De Bruyne and that’s large credit score to him. It’s his intelligence and the way he simply wonders into that little spot.
‘He’s all the time searching for area, all the time obtainable and so they all the time discover him. He’s all the time on the half flip.
‘He stretches the again line, younger gamers ought to have a look at that physique place, he’s all the time on the transfer.
‘He’ll drift out extensive as De Bruyne does sometimes and the approach is all there. He’s only a fantastic buy.
‘He’s acquired every thing, he’s only a fantastic expertise.’
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