Erling Haaland joins Jack Grealish and Kevin de Bruyne as one of Manchester City’s most recognized talents thanks to his impact, coverage, and amazing scoring ability. After 11 games across all competitions this season, Haaland has 8 goals and 2 assists, demonstrating his capacity to be a valuable member of the parent club.

But a lot of people are not very happy with Haaland because the player who was born in 2000 is never there during significant events. This season, Haaland has failed to demonstrate that he is the kind of superstar who can turn the tide for Man City—something Julian Alvarez is now excelling at.

The victory over Leipzig serves as an illustration. Despite playing just 11 minutes, the 2022 World Cup champion scored one goal and provided one assist. Alvarez’s score freed Man City from their stumbling block. Despite being out of position and finding it tough to get past Leipzig’s tight defense, the Argentine striker nonetheless managed to find the back of the net with a sophisticated curving shot.

After Alvarez’s game-winning play, Leipzig had to hurry to even the score. A loose back line was the inevitable result, as the player born in 2000 helped Jeremy Doku write his name on the scoreboard during a counterattack.

The 23-year-old striker has already shown himself a hero once this season during a Man City losing spell. On the first day of the 2023–24 Champions League, Alvarez scored twice to assist Man City pull off a 3–1 victory over Red Star Belgrade.

Going back to the Premier League, Man City defeated Newcastle United 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to a single goal from the Tango assassin. Additionally, in the 3-1 victory over West Ham United, number 19 provided two assists.

The array of contributions to Alvarez’s objectives is critical. The aforementioned games all occurred when Man City was losing or trailing its rivals. That was totally different from the time that Haaland scored with the home team at Etihad Stadium comfortably defending more points than the opposition.

Haaland’s goal against West Ham was the result of two assists from Alvarez, which gave the reigning Premier League winners the lead. Or Haaland didn’t put his name on the electronic board during the victory over Nottingham Forest until he saw Foden undo the ties.

Alvarez has only played in 12 games across all competitions this season, but he already has 6 goals and 5 assists. He not only makes sure the home team scores goals, but he also knows how to score high-caliber goals. Everything about it is excellent, from Alvarez’s handling of the situation to Man City’s ability to overcome obstacles.

As Foden stated, the entire Man City club will aim for the 2022 World Cup winner when the team needs to find significant goals. This has been the case frequently this season, and it is currently helping Alvarez begin to eclipse Haaland.