Pep Guardiola has lauded Rico Lewis for his sparkling performance for Manchester City in their 2-1 victory against Bayern Munich.
Speaking to the club after the contest, the Catalan tactical was quizzed about the 18-year-old’s showing.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who tends to always reserve special praise for Rico Lewis did so against after his side beat Bayern Munich.
Pep Guardiola raves about Rico Lewis after Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
Branded as ‘unbelievable’ by Kyle Walker, the teenager’s display especially caught the eye as he was deployed in the right-sided midfield role.
From setting up James McAtee’s opener to creating chance after chance, driving past opponents and showcasing his technical proficiency, the youngster had an absolute stormer.
After Manchester City secured a deserved last-gasp win against Bayern, Pep Guardiola had no choice but to sing Rico Lewis’ praises.
“Once again, I don’t remember a game that he don’t play last season at the level that he deserves to be here. He played in the pockets. He is so smart and he understands everything. He is reliable in many things.
“We are really pleased he is a player from the academy, we brought him up to play the way he plays now.”
Rico Lewis continues to prove that his ceiling is limitless
It is impossible to disagree with Pep Guardiola about Rico Lewis’ brilliance, as it is incredible how he managed to emerge as the best player on the pitch in an unnatural position and that too against a team of the calibre of Bayern.
Time and again, the Englishman has shown that no challenge is intimidating enough for him to look like he is out of his depth.
Rico Lewis ticks every single box one would ideally demand from an elite young player; his potential is world-class and so is his execution of it, while his mentality is too.
With these factors in case, it is impossible to put a ceiling on the highly-rated talent’s ceiling.
