Saturday, 23 April 2016

Guardiola will enjoy working with Iheanacho, says Pellegrini

.Hart hails 'brilliant' Nigerian

Manuel Pellegrini believes Kelechi Iheanacho has a big future under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

Iheanacho struck twice as Manchester City moved up to third after condemning Stoke to their second 4-0 defeat in a week, Sportsbiz247 reports.


After winning the penalty in the first half, the impressive Iheanacho got in on the act himself after the interval, making sure of the victory with two expertly-taken goals on 64 and 74 minutes to seal a comfortable victory ahead of Tuesday's Champions League date with Real Madrid.

"A player that scores two goals and earns a penalty is obviously a very good performance especially for a striker. Not only that, he moved very well and received a lot of the ball. I'm happy for him as he's a young player with a lot of condition. He will be very important for the future of this team."

In the same vein, Manchester City goalkeeper, Joe Harts has described Kelechi Iheanacho as "brilliant" after the 19-year-old’s performance in the victory over Stoke City on Saturday.

"He's been brilliant," Hart told Sky Sports. "He turned up last pre-season somewhat unknown it's fair to say and he has really worked hard and got stuck in.

"He's really worked hard and has got a lot of belief from the manager.
"He's a brilliant part of our squad and we're really proud to have him coming through our youth system.

"Scoring goals like today was really important and showed what a good squad we've got."


The result sees City leapfrog Arsenal into third - until the Gunners play on Sunday at least - and open up a five-point gap rivals Manchester United in fifth. 

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