Kelechi Iheanacho believes he is ready to help Manchester City in all
competitions and says the prospect of playing Champions League football
doesn’t phase him.
The 19-year-old Nigerian, who has four goals from just 275 minutes of
action this season, wasn’t named in the club’s initial Champions League
squad but an injury to Samir Nasri, which is likely to keep the Frenchman
out until around the semi-final stage, means a gap has appeared.
File: Iheanacho scores against Crystal Place
City can submit an altered selection after the transfer window closes, with
many suggesting Iheanacho should be the man to replace Nasri.
“Football is just the same,” Iheanacho says. “It’s a big tournament and I
haven’t played in it before, so you just have to do your best and keep doing
what you are doing.
“It’s the same players I train with, so it’s not going to be easy but I really
have to help my team if I’m in.”
Iheanacho has performed superbly whenever he’s been given an opportunity
this season and could be forgiven for feeling somewhat frustrated by
Manuel Pellegrini’s reluctance to give him an extended run in the side, yet
his focus is purely on the positives.
“Everyone has been great to me,” he says. “Yaya and everyone. They talk to
me every time in the dressing room and on the field of play, they speak to
me very well.
“I’m happy to work with them and play with great players. They talk to me
every time, so every one of them is good.
“The facilities here – everything is great. The pitch, the environment. Great
people as well are working here. It’s a very great place to train and to play.
I love staying here.”
Iheanacho is surrounded by quality in the City squad, players he feels he can
learn from and use to improve his game.
He says Sergio Aguero is one of the finest strikers in the world and feels
by ROTMANLUV 2023-07-08, 17:34
