Joao Cancelo delivered an utterly outrageous attacking performance from full-back for Manchester City vs Club Brugge last night.
City won 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium, with Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus all on the scoresheet in the Champions League Group A clash.
And Cancelo dropped an absolute playmaking masterclass, laying on three assists in the win.
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He laid on a precise left-footed cross for Foden's opener, then whipped in a glorious delivery to the far post for Riyad Mahrez to head City back in the lead in the second half.
Cancelo completed his hat-trick of assists by setting up Jesus, who finished past Simon Mignolet.
But his performance on the whole needs explaining. @FussballHJ put together a two minute compilation of Cancelo's best bits and his ability to play a killer pass is something else.
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He's like Kevin De Bruyne but from full-back. Last night, he created an insane TEN clear chances for his teammates, had 134 touches and a pass accuracy of 91%.
A man for the big European nights under the lights, the former Juventus player has two goals and three assists in his last four Champions League appearances and is proving to be a crucial attacking weapon for City.
Frankly there is no one like him in world football. Pep Guardiola hailed his "special quality' in his post-match press conference, while teammate Foden said Cancelo is "one of the best attacking full backs in the world".
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"Joao is one of the best if not the best attacking full backs in world football right now, he is always adding goals and assists," Foden told Manchester City's official website.
"If one of the attackers is having an off day we need someone coming up with the goals and assists and he is always there in the big moments in the big games.
"We know he has got that quality in front of goal and he is sensational."
Featured Image Credit: Image: BT SportTopics: Joao Cancelo, Manchester City, Champions League