Iheanacho wins man of the match in scintillating performance for City

 Manchester City's Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho put in a stellar display for Manchester City in their 5-1 mauling of Crystal Palace, finishing the match with 1 goal and 2 assists plus the Man of the match award.. This was Iheanacho's first start as a Manchester City player. Continue

His manager Manuel Pellegrini has some words of praise for him after the game.

“It was very important for Kelechi to demonstrate once again that he’s a very good player,” the manager said.

“He’s not just a striker – he provided two assists - I’m very happy for him. He has things to improve but he’s working in the correct way.

“I had no doubt in him – I see how he works every day and his personality is important and it’s important for him to play with important players.

“Kelechi is not a box striker, he’s not just a finisher - he must improve his control as he needs to do it better but he always plays with his head up as he showed creating the goal for Kevin.

“After that, with more space for Manu Garcia. He’s a player who can play behind the striker or as a striker and he can arrive into the box to score the goals as he did tonight.”

This guy is going to be golden in a few years. Well done Kelechi!