Nico O’Reilly is once again the talk of many Man City fans after their resounding 5-2 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Manchester City were given a fright early on in their Premier League game against Crystal Palace on Saturday, going two goals behind but pulling themselves on level terms before the break.
Goals came from Kevin De Bruyne who shone after recently announcing his Man City departure ahead of the summer, Omar Marmoush, with Mateo Kovacic completing the comeback after the break.
James McAtee then made it 4-2 with Nico O’Reilly playing a key role in the build up, before O’Reilly volleyed one home himself to make it five.
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Man City fans laud Nico O’Reilly after Crystal Palace win
O’Reilly has started the last three for Man City following his impressive performance in the FA Cup win against Bournemouth back in March. And he impressed once more on Saturday.
“Nico O’Reilly absolutely has it, doesn’t he? Nailed on to be a squad regular going forward,” said one Man City fan online, after watching O’Reilly in action against Palace.
Others posted comments such as “O’Reilly is so good”, “O’Reilly what a player”, and “Nico O’Reilly is so good man”.
And with Man City set to make big changes in the summer, many are tipping O’Reilly to become a key player for City in years to come.
“O’Reilly might be the one,” said one Man City supporter. Another added: “I’ll say it again, properly rate O’Reilly. Class.”
Meanwhile, these fans posted: “O’Reilly is actually different gravy man so so good in this role,” and also: “Nico O’Reilly, WHAT A BALLER!”
Nico O’Reilly’s stats for Man City vs Crystal Palace
Man City were shocking in the first part of the game against Crystal Palace. But to turn it around and score five goals in the space of an hour shows that this side still has bags of quality.
And in players like O’Reilly there’s also bags of potential. He was great against Palace, especially going forward, with his build up play and then his goal capping a solid performance from the youngster.
| Statistic | O’Reilly vs Crystal Palace |
| Touches | 79 |
| Completed passes | 56 |
| Pass % | 90% |
| Tackles | 2 |
| Successful dribbles | 2 (Out of 3 attempted) |
He’s exactly the type of player that Pep needs to start thinking about building his future Man City XI around and O’Reilly may quickly become Pep’s starting left-back for the 2025/26 season.
