Man City currently possesses one of the most potent attacking lineups in football today.
After the departure of Premier League legend Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus, Man City needed a statement signing and also a natural goal scorer as that has hindered them at times. They got two.
There are two young players who stand at the top of football, they are Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Manchester City invested huge finances to complete the signing of Erling Haaland and regardless of the outcome this season it would have been a steal.
If Haaland scored only 15 goals in the entirety of this season it would have been considered a success as he was adapting and would build on that. Instead, he has gone on to score 23 goals and 3 assists in 18 games across all competitions.
When Man City announced the signing of 22 year old Argentine Julian Alvarez for the low fee of 20 million I was shocked. A 22 year old prodigy that has already scored 61 goals and featured in 141 games for 20 million is a steal.
He has been overshadowed early on due to the blistering form of Erling Haaland, but he has shown his promise from day 1. He slotted in the goal that gave man city hope against Liverpool in the community shield and has popped up with goals to knock out Chelsea in the EFL cup.
So What Is Success For Alvarez?
He can take solace in the fact that he has adapted to the style of Manchester City, one of the best teams in the world so easily.
He has constantly kept himself in contention with crisp performances when called upon and Pep Guardiola has not shied away from pairing him with Erling Haaland in what has to be potentially the most devastating attack in the league.
With him being selected as part of Argentina’s Final World Cup squad, it is a pivotal time for him as a stellar world cup contribution might cement his place in the starting lineup permanently.
He does not need to out-score Haaland to be successful, he just has to let Haaland carry all the pressure and attention while he develops other aspects of his game.
