Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sung the praises of Julian Alvarez.
Rodri admits the players knew little about Alvarez when he first arrived.
“I don’t think many people knew who he was when he first arrived, because South American football is a very particular market and in England – including myself – we didn’t know who Julian was,” Rodri told City’s website.
“Was it hard for him at first? Yeah, of course, and not only because of the goals Erling was scoring, but because of the age he was when he first came here – and with Haaland scoring so many goals and with the stats he had, it wasn’t easy for Julian.
“But now he has adapted his game to different positions in that he can play as a striker, out wide or as an attacking midfielder and this is very, very good for him because he can help the team in different ways.”
Asked if Alvarez and Erling Haaland can play together, Rodri added: “Yes of course, we can play with both.
“This is something very, very important because they are both goal-scorers, both strikers and Julian can also take up different positions and this is also very important because if you have one player who can score goals it is great, but if you have two, it is incredible, and this shows the ability and capability of Julian to be able to do what the manager wants.”