The teenage Nigeria global rewarded his boss with a goal and an assist in City’s 2-1 win over Manchester United.
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Kelechi Iheanacho said it was “a dream come true” after his goal gave Manchester City a 2-1 victory at Manchester United in Saturday’s derby. In the first half we were below the level to play this match.
“After the first 15 minutes of the second half we came back stronger and had to change our style a bit because they had a few chances”.
Jose Mourinho says Marcus Rashford has played his way into the Manchester United side with his derby-day performance.
“If you ask me that now I’m going to analyse this game because I need to analyse this game, no, I’m not going to”, he added.
“It happened similarly against Stoke and West Ham – when the game is open, which is typical here in England, if you don’t finish those actions you are going to suffer until the end”. How many big matches has he played? Just to decide in relation to what I have and what do I have [to help me decide]?
“It’s been a special day for me, playing in the Manchester derby and scoring a goal – I am really happy and proud”, the Nigeria worldwide told reporters.
“Other players were also not playing really well and obviously, as well as my decision, I don’t like to go in the direction of singling out players”.
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Saturday’s goal against Manchester City represented Iheanacho’s first for City in all competitions this season. And his manager was extremely impressed, to the point that the youngster will make his first start of the season on Thursday. “We are very happy that he is here with us and we are very relaxed with him, and that’s it. Making your debut in a derby like this is not easy but I thought he played well”. I know his future will be absolutely brilliant. “I’m happy it gives an effect but, even if I was not here, they would still do good”.
