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Alex Brotherton

'Are you kidding me?' - Man City fans stunned by six-goal Julian Alvarez masterclass

Given the conclusion of the Erling Haaland saga and the dramatic end to the Premier League season, it's easy to forget that Manchester City will add another young striker to their squad this summer.

Back in January City agreed a deal to sign Argentine hit-man Julian Alvarez from River Plate - if anyone had forgotten about that, they've surely remembered now.

On Wednesday night Alvarez scored six goals in River Plate's 8-1 demolition of Peruvian side Alianza Lima in a Copa Libertadores group game.

Alvarez scored a hat-trick in each half, but what was even more impressive than the quantity of goals was the variety of the strikes.

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Among some well-taken close-range finishes were a thunderbolt from the edge of the area, a tap-in that came about from Alvarez pressuring the goalkeeper and a cheeky first-time chip.

Haaland might be the big signing of the summer, but City fans on Twitter are certainly excited about the man City signed for under £20m.

You can see all six of Alvarez's goals here.

@olicoulsxn: From no strikers to two of the most lethal finishers in the game. Heads gone

@manuel_blacc: I want to see at least 5 city players with 10+ assist anything less is unforgivable

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