Man City star Julian Alvarez told to be ‘more complete’ than Mbappe and Haaland

Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez has been told by former Inter Milan and Real Madrid star Ivan Zamorano that he is better than Erling Haaland “on the wings” and that he “participates” more than Kylian Mbappe as a number nine.

Alvarez was one of the best young talents at the World Cup, and was truly vital to Argentina’s eventual triumph.

The Manchester City forward scored four goals and provided one assist across six appearances and his intelligent play allowed Lionel Messi, among others, to thrive on the world stage.

Whilst he doesn’t get much of a look in at City due to Haaland, Zamorano has claimed the 22-year-old is a more well-rounded forward than his teammate.

The 55-year-old believes Alvarez is also a more complete forward than Kylian Mbappe.

He told Argentinian outlet Ole (via Sportskeeda ): “He (Alvarez) is a boy who does everything well. He is doing very well on the wings, he is good on the side, he is the first defender, he is united with his teammates, he plays very well with his head, he shoots well from the right and the left, he has the physical strength at short and long distance – we saw that with his goal against Croatia.”

“Haaland is not good on the wings, Mbappé we saw that as number nine he does not participate much. And all that, Julian does it.”

Zamorano featured over 250 times for Real Madrid and Inter Milan combined and scored 34 goals in 69 games for Chile, and stands as one of their best ever players.