The
young prodigy may have play peripheral role this season but it may be time for
the new manager who have taken over the reigns at the Etihad to make some
certain key decision at the club as regards to Iheanacho possibility to start
the game at showing so much fate in the young Nigeria and to leave veteran and
club legend Yaya Toure in somewhat harse decision as a result of some certain
thing best known to the manger.
With the return and availability of Ikay
Gundogan, the German who moved from Borussia Dortmund in the summer and the
club form of Raheem starling and city dictator David Silva it’s even hard to guarantee
a starting shirt for the young but that cannot be totally ruled out as the
young lads reputation is growing at the child.
Here are five reason why Iheanacho
Kelechi can start in the Manchester derby.
GOOD FORM AT THE MOMENT
The
young forward was in impervious form at the moment bearing in mind his scintillating
performance for Nigeria over the weekend. It was another opportunity for the
young forward to take centers stage following his goal heroics at the weekend where
he belled the cat as the supper Eagles more stranded with visiting Tanzania
side in a goalless draw.
It was a game where stars like Ogenyi Onazi, John Obi
Mikel and Odon Ighalo failed to really come a line only for Iheanacho to notch
a spectacular winners to the relive of a Nigerian side who are seeking
redemption under new German which cannot Role following recent Afcon qualifying
failure.
It was Kelechi Iheanacho to the rescue as he has showed what he can do
for City and Guardiola when handed a starting shirt as the young lads started
for Nigeria and grew in to the game before notching the all-important winner
against Tanzania in the qualifiers a head of the looming Manchester city derby
at old Trafford.
GOOD MEMORIES AGAINST UNITED
The
Manchester City prodigy Iheanacho who had a great affinity with former coach
Manuel Pellegrini in particularly/could not help but promote the forward to the
first team city squad last season following string of fine performances
for the U-21 Manchester city side who won the FA Cup.
Those string of fine
performance came against united side who was beaten 3-1 by Iheanacho quality
outing in eh game where he scored magnificent (two) goals to ensure his side
won on the occasion.
The first came from a solo goal, (individual brilliance)
where he skillfully turned his marker, nutmegged the second runs ling defender
to calmly slotted home to give delight city team mate a break through and
draped up the game with a confident finish at the edge of the box to make it
3-1.
It is a worthy moment for the player which can stimulate positive
performance from the player when handed a starts shirt in the Manchester clash.
IMPACT FROM THE START
Kelechi Iheanacho might have delivered
some fortune and impressive
performances at City following Cameo appearances at Crystal Palace
and against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad stadiums scoring on both occasion
but would not prevent city from going
down to 1-2 defeat against Tottenham but
there is no doubt about the players superb performances in games where he
start games for City and under Guardiola this
looks to be even be better as the young Nigeria is proving to deserve more minutes of game time
under his belt following decent outing against stoke city where he started and scored a brace in the 4-0 demolition of Stoke City at the Etihad coupled with another double against Southampton in the latter stages of the season though they (City ) lost 4-2 on the
occasion.
Though United are going to provide
a stiff test as they are a stronger opposition but that alone will be a
motivation for the young lad to play
against the world best of Paul Pogba and Ibrahimovic and to
show what he can do in a big
context as the young talent got much in his kitty ahead of the Manchester United
clash.
AGUERO’S ABSENCE
The Argentine who have been a threat
from his first day (game) in the Premier League where he bagged a brace against
Swansea city in the 4-0 demolition of the Welch side will be missing from the
Manchester derby and is certainly a sore news for city who will be needing
their talismanic number 10 in front to cause united back line more problems.
In
his absence City and Guardiola should embrace reality coupled with luxury of
having the talented Nigerian uproot with white waiting for action city have
their hands full to trouble United.
Aguero’s absence might force Guardiola to
hand Iheanacho starting shirting with
the took to lead the city front line which will be right decision and a
worthy risk to make as the Nigerian have proven times and times again that he can deliver the goals when call upon and that can best come against a rival as
bitter as the noisy Neighbours Manchester United.
FAN CHOICE/FAVOURTE
With the absence of star forward Sergio
“kun”Aguero and the loan switch of
unsettled lion in forward Bony Wilfred
to stoke city on transfer deadline day, guess the this is the tune to hand the baton to who he
rightly deserved in the person of Kelechi Iheanacho.
There is no denying
the fact that Aguero is the star man of the side with magnificent performance
week in week out just like the game
against Steau Bucharest in the UEFA champions league play off where he
(Kun) missed too penalties and still
scored a lot-tuck in the 5-0
demolition of the Romanian side but for
Kelechi, he is a lad
that the city fan are willing and dare to see on the pitch as he delivered once
presented with game time just as he
bagged the man of the watch award
following the 5-1 defeat of Crystal Palace in the cup match among the big city
teammate.
The Nigerian who really be the fans choice to start ahead in attack
as the Etihad side are definitely short of their talismanic forward Sergio
Aguero going into the crunch after won derby.