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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has hailed winger Rico Lewis after his side’s Premier League win over Leeds on Wednesday night.
Rodri scored City’s only goal in the first half before golden boy Haaland added two more in the second half to complete the rout.
But Guardiola has now heaped the praises on the effort of 18-year-old Lewis who was surprisingly added to the starting XI despite the availability of Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker for selection.
The teenage sensation, played very well for City but was substituted out in the 68th minute.
In the post match conference. Guardiola noted that it was impossible not to hand Rico Lewis his first Premier League start at Leeds after his ‘man of the match’ performance vs Liverpool.
He was impressive in a dual role of right-back and inverted midfielder against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup before Christmas, although his inclusion then was more due to the late returns of Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo from the World Cup, with the expectation both would return for City against Leeds on Wednesday night.
“Without Rico, what we do would be impossible. Defensively, he is so smart, understands the game and is so clever,” he told Amazon Prime.
“That’s why he helps us to do our dynamics so much better. He has played really, really well. He’s an absolute reality for us.”
“The way he played against Liverpool, would be unfair not to let him play again,” Guardiola said.