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While Erling Haaland’s arrival dominated Manchester City transfer talk this summer, it shouldn’t be overlooked that he wasn’t the only new forward to join the club.

Julian Alvarez also linked up with City’s first team for the first time after returning from his loan spell at River Plate in May. The 22-year-old signed for the Premier League champions in January but was immediately loaned back to the Buenos Aires club on a short-term deal.

The Argentine scored 53 goals while registering 31 assists in just 120 appearances for his boyhood club, making him one of the most exciting prospects to come out of South America in some time.

City fans were given the first glimpse of the forward on Wednesday, when he started in their 2-1 pre-season friendly victory over Club America. In that win, he played through the middle as a No.9 and spearheaded the City attack.

While Alvarez is a versatile player who can also play on either flank, it’s through the middle where 90 per cent of his senior minutes have come so far and that’s where he is at his most dangerous.

His goalscoring record highlights how lethal he is, but it’s the other traits of his game that separate