Pep Guardiola accused of repeating Cole Palmer mistake at Man City - 'A real surprise player'

Has Manchester City brag messed up by allowing Liam Delap to permission aft young striker started his Ipswich vocation successful affluent form?

Dwight Yorke is shocked astatine however good Ipswich’s Liam Delap has started successful the Premier League - begging the question has Pep Guardiola made different transportation gaffe?

Striker Delap has scored 3 goals successful conscionable six appearances for the promoted nine since his £15m power from Manchester City. He fired a treble successful Sunday’s 2-2 gully against Aston Villa having besides netted successful a gully with Fulham. Delap is inactive lone 21 and is the latest young weapon allowed to permission City by Guardiola.

Cole Palmer, 22, was sold connected to Chelsea and has since go an England prima and starring Premier League onslaught menace leaving galore wondering wherefore his departure was ever sanctioned.

It volition beryllium absorbing to spot if Delap kicks connected successful the aforesaid mode but ex-Manchester United Yorke has surely been impressed. When discussing the Premier League’s apical 3 forwards, helium admitted: “There’s the feline astatine Ipswich, Liam Delap, he’s a existent astonishment player.

“Watching him against Villa, I thought, ‘Bloody hell, helium looks a handful.’ You tin conscionable spell by 1 game, but helium looks a threat.”

When narrowing down to his apical trio, determination were immoderate much evident names. In an interrogation with Prime Casino, Yorke said: “I deliberation Erling Haaland, he’s the No. 1 for sure. I deliberation Ollie Watkins volition get a mention, due to the fact that he’s consistent.

And the 3rd one, I similar different lad astatine Villa - Jhon Duran. helium looks a existent fistful and a spot antithetic from the rest. He’s got that bully beingness astir him.

“I would instrumentality a accidental connected him, helium looks similar the existent deal. What I look for is radical who are hungry, and he’s got that. In presumption of the large boys, Arsenal haven’t got an outstanding No. 9.

“At Liverpool, I similar Darwin Nunez and radical spell connected astir him missing chances, but I similar his beingness and what helium brings. He needs to get a spot much assured successful beforehand of goal. He’s got each the attributes. He’s inactive comparatively young and tin lone get better. I besides similar Alexander Isak.”

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