Sunday was an night to remember for Manchester City's Claudio Echeverri, as the 19-year-old Argentine starlet stole the show in his side's dominant 6-0 win over Al Ain at the Club World Cup.
Echeverri, formerly of River Plate, was handed his first City start by Pep Guardiola in Atlanta, and he responded in style, seizing the moment to help secure all three points and book their spot in the knockout rounds.
Veteran midfielder Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring just eight minutes in, dinking a cheeky chip across the box and over the goalkeeper into the side of the net. Then the Echeverri show began. The teenager stepped up from a dead-ball attempt on the right side of the box in the 27th minute, delivering a scintillating shot with his right boot into the top-right corner.
Just before half-time, City added a third as Erling Haaland opened his tournament account from the penalty spot, but they were made to wait until 17 minutes from time for their fourth goal of the evening as Gundogan netted again. Substitutes Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki rounded out the game with strikes of their own to ensure City go into their final group match with Juventus level on goal difference as the two sides vie for top spot in Group G.
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