Manuel Pellegrini Hails Nigerian Wonder kid Kelechi Iheanacho

Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has
showered praises on Nigerian youngster Kelechi
Iheanacho and described him 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.
The 17-year-old scored who substituted after his
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.
The coach of the side, Pellegrini was however
impressed and predicted 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 .