‘We have a very special kid’ – Man City fans react as ‘Aguero regen’ Julian Alvarez steals World Cup show in Argentina’s win

A section of Manchester City fans on Twitter heaped praise on Julian Alvarez after he carried Argentina into another World Cup final with his surging runs and a striker’s instinct.

Lionel Messi and the 22-year-old Álvarez were a pair of 5-feet-6 (1.70-meter) predators in a partnership that put to rest any hopes Croatia had of reaching back-to-back finals.

The younger of the pair rose to the challenge on soccer’s biggest stage with a huge performance on Tuesday, earning a penalty kick converted by the 35-year-old Messi before scoring twice to maybe even outshine his teammate — one of the greatest players the game has ever seen — in a 3-0 victory at Lusail Stadium.

Álvarez became the youngest player to score twice in a World Cup semifinal match since a 17-year-old Pele scored a hat trick for Brazil in 1958.

Álvarez has now scored four goals at World Cup 2022, becoming only the second Argentina player to score four goals at a single edition of the World Cup while aged 22 or under after Gonzalo Higuaín in 2010 (4 goals).

As you’d imagine, the Manchester City fans were absolutely buzzing about the event all over social media, with them all quick to praise Julian Alvarez.

Here is how some fans reacted:

“The most valuable skill he possesses is his work rate. Alvarez runs more in 70 minutes than most players run in the full 90.
What a player! ”
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“Generational Talent 🤩”
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“We have a very special kid 💙”
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“We have found our Aguero regen”
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“He is the world cup breakout star”
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“Foden, Alvarez and Haaland, future is looking bright”
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“From day one and counting, Alvarez is too good to be on the bench. He’s a lethal left winger, or right, let him change in-game with Foden, but he has to start games. His quality is something else. If not for freak Haaland, Alvarez would have gotten A LOT more attention.”
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We really have a very special kid

In his first season with English Premier League superpower Manchester City, Alvarez has scored three goals in three starts and 12 appearances.

The club bought Alvarez last summer from Argentinian side Club River Plate for 14 million pounds, fending off stiff competition for the prized talent.

The likes of Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, and Bayern Munich are were keen on the award-winning 22-year-old Argentine, who was in astonishing form in his homeland.

Alvarez hasn’t shown much sign of breaking records for Man City with his game time at his new club limited, a lot of that due to Erling Haaland gorging himself with goals this term.

However, Alvarez’s form during the World Cup show there’s plenty more to come from the 22-year-old.