Manchester City’s Guardiola predicts big things for Lewis after Leipzig win
The HinduManchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Rico Lewis is one of the best players he has ever trained and expects the teenager to play a big role for the club this season after he impressed in their 3-1 Champions League win at RB Leipzig. Academy graduate Lewis, who made 23 appearances for City in all competitions last season, was among the Premier League club’s best attacking outlets on Wednesday and set up Phil Foden’s 25th-minute opener. RELATED | Manchester City substitutes Alvarez, Doku combine for late goals in 3-1 win at Leipzig Asked about Lewis’s performance, Guardiola, who has previously coached the likes of Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez, told reporters: “What a player. This season he hasn’t played much but he is going to play a lot.” The win saw City move to sees six points from two games in Group G and comes after defeats to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league and Newcastle United in the League Cup.
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