He's not playing because he isn't good enough, the manager has literally said as much. Are you seriously trying to claim that Iheanacho is better than Rashford at this point based on per minute stats?
Well Pep doesn't want a cf.
I'm claiming that, when he was at City, he was a better striker than Rashford at the time. Which he was, by some margin, it wasn't even close. For some reason people don't like the fact that he had a really good record at City, especially for a player in & out of the team. He scored 21 goals for City.
He was also better than Rashford when he was younger. In fact he was better than pretty much anyone.
Nowardays, both are fairly shit.
But Kelechi missed a long time out waiting for his work permit, then being injured, then having to sit on the bench at City. He has not played a proper season for years.
He went to a team who like to lump the ball forward to a lone striker, from being at a pass & move team. Not easy. And his finishing has sometimes been shit, when he's got on.
But it wasn't the other night, it was fucking mint.
It might be that Kelechi never makes it. He's had a very difficult few years. But anyone who would claim they can judge that for sure on his appearences so far, is a fucking idiot.
And anyone who says he can't score goals for City, is telling lies. He did & he probably would again, even moreso in this team.
To qualify his career so far: he had 21 goals & 8 assists, in 2.097 mins senior football for City.
Gabriel Jesus, has 17 goals & 9 assists, in 2.396 mins.
Jesus is one of the best young players in the world, but Kelechi is already proven not good enough ?
Btw Kelechi has 3 goals & 1 assist in 484 mins, whilst having an awful time and playing badly at Leicester. We are supposed to assume he definitely can't improve on that ?
