- Nico González made an impressive debut in the Premier League against Newcastle
- The 23 -year -old was signed from Porto for a £ 50 million rate in the January window.
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Pep Guardiola praised Nico González after his impressive debut in the Premier League in Manchester City's 4-0 victory over Newcastle.
While most of the attention was given to Omar Marmoush, who scored his first hat-trick in the victory, Guardiola reserved special praise for the former young man in Barcelona.
The city head even described the 23-year-old Spanish as a 'mini-reds' in a clear wink to his belief that the club has finally connected the huge hole left by the midfielder.
'Nico's presence helps us a lot in 50/50. Win and we can go. #Mancy made an incredible investment for the future. He is 23 years old, it's like a mini-rodri. It is a great complement but in duels it is. It is far in other things because Rodri is the best.
González, who was brought from Porto for a £ 50 million rate in January, completed 100 of his 103 passes on Saturday afternoon and had 114 touches in total. His stellar debut also included four successful terrestrial duels of so many attempts and an interception.
The midfielder is far from being a similar replacement for Rodri, who suffered a LCA injury in September, but his performance against Uracas showed his importance to the team in the absence of his compatriot.
Nico González made an impressive debut in the Premier League for Manchester City on Saturday afternoon
Pep Guardiola praised the 23 -year -old as a 'Mini Rodri' after his exhibition against Newcastle
City has missed the current winner of Ballon d'Or, who has been out since September after suffering an All lesion
Other of the city's winter signing Real Madrid champions in the middle of the week.
“Marmush presented a great level in Germany,” Guardiola Post Match said. 'He is a player with great quality and surprising speed. A player with this quality, in space, is incredible. This will give you a lot of confidence. The connection with Savinho and Erling (Haaland) was incredible.
The victory of City transferred them to fourth place on the table, just three points from Nottingham Forest, while Bournemouth and Chelsea feel them only for one point.
Trip in the Guardiola team to Madrid in the middle of the week, where they will try to revoke their first legitimate deficit to the Spanish giants before welcoming the leaders of the Liverpool League to the Etihad next Sunday.
