Pellegrini gives Iheanacho the nod

 

Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has described Kelechi Iheanacho as an important part of the club’s future.
Iheanacho put in a man-of-the-match display for the Citizens on Thursday in a 4-1 win over Major League Soccer (MLS) leaders, Sporting Kansas City in a pre-season game decided at the Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas.see more details below...
The 17-year-old scored a stupendous goal in the 88th minute and was only denied a hat-trick by the heroics of the Kansas City goalkeeper, Andy Gruenebaum, who produced saves out of the top drawer to deny the extravagantly gifted former Golden Eaglets star.
Pellegrini is suitably impressed and predicts a big future for Iheanacho.
"Kelechi is just 17 years old and he’s a very important player for us in the future,” Pellegrini said in his post-match press conference.

The former Real Madrid trainer however cautioned the youngster to keep his feet firmly on the ground and remain focused if he is to achieve his potentials in the game.
"He (Iheanacho) demonstrated (on Thursday) yesterday what he can do in the future. It depends on the way he takes this profession, but I think he’s a good talent,” he said.
Iheanacho has never been capped by Nigeria at senior level.