Manchester city football club of England have confirmed that 19 year old striker Kelechi Iheanacho is their youngest player ever to score in the Manchester derby.
Iheanacho scored Man City's second goal in the 2-1 win over Man U on Saturday at Old Trafford and City confirmed the Nigerian has broken the record aged 19 years and 243 days.
In their review of the Premier League clash, City wrote on their official webpage : “Kelechi admitted that he hadn’t expected De Bruyne’s shot to fall to him but he showed none of this surprise when he instinctively clipped the ball past David De Gea.
“In doing so, Iheanacho became the youngest City player to score in a Premier League derby and scored his ninth Premier League strike from his 13th shot on target."
It’s a quality that’s also been backed up by an outrageous Opta stat that sums up the Nigeria international’s prowess in front of goal.
Since making his Premier League bow at the beginning of last season, Iheanacho has scored nine goals from just 13 shots on target , a remarkable ratio and an indicator of his consistency.
The numbers are testament not only to the youngster’s finishing, but also to his excellent decision-making and positioning, and while he will likely drop to the bench when Sergio Aguero returns from his ban, Pep Guardiola will be under no illusion as to the quality of frontman that he has at his disposal.
Iheanacho stats | 2016-17
His showing in the derby was Iheanacho’s first start of the season, having previously featured as a substitute against Sunderland and Stoke City, while his pressuring of Donald Love helped the Citizens take the lead against the Black Cats in Guardiola’s first match, and he also contributed an assist for Nolito in the demolition of Stoke.
He is already City’s joint-top assists contributor this season, has averaged 1.3 key passes per match and looks set to play a key role in coming matches following Aguero’s three-match ban for violent conduct.
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