It was a season like no other. A World Cup win with his country Argentina in Qatar in December followed up by completing the treble with Manchester City in Istanbul in June.
Yet Blues striker Julian Alvarez also spent much of the last campaign touring the non-league grounds of the north west. For no matter how much things were hotting up for himself on the pitch, he wanted to be there to support his two brothers, who were becoming stars in their own right – albeit in English football's 10th tier.
Rafael and Agustin Alvarez were part of a large entourage of family members who accompanied the 21-year-old when he moved to Manchester in the summer of 2022 following his move from Argentinian giants River Plate.
And being football fanatics just like their younger sibling, they set out to try and find themselves a game. READ MORE: 'It's staying up' - the Man City player who loves Christmas so much he left his tree up until May READ MORE: Today's M.E.N headlines That's where their unlikely association with Abbey Hey FC began.