Kelechi Iheanacho has praised Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and striker Sergio Aguero for aiding the Nigeria forward’s development.
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The Argentina global took his tally to six goals from City’s first three games after scoring twice in the 4-1 victory over Stoke City as they maintained their flawless start to the season.
‘It’s not enough to receive the ball from his team-mates, he has to help us in the first pressure and run a lot and help us a lot with movement.
It was thought that a fixture at the bet365 Stadium would present a big test for the embryonic Guardiola regime following Stoke’s 2-0 victory here past year and, after Aguero’s first-half double, the Potters hit back through a Bojan Krkic penalty.
Guardiola has also opened the door to Kelechi Iheanacho: “He is always ready”. ‘We will need him.
He recalled: “In the Sunderland game and the last two games he did it, and we can’t forget you need more training sessions”.
City next face Steaua Bucharest in the second leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday, before hosting West Ham United in their next league clash on Sunday. Sergio can’t play all season and Kelli is going to play. “That’s why we saw Sergio was a little bit exhausted after playing four days ago and the travel”. He kept the ball and made some very nice assists.
“If I have something that I struggle with and I want someone with experience, I know I can pick up a phone and give them a call”.
“It is impossible to say what is our target or what we can achieve”, said Guardiola, who took charge this summer. I try to be clear with my players and I was clear with him.
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