Julian Alvarez 's first coach knew he had a player on his hands when Manchester City ’s new striker was just two years old.
Alvarez was a toddler in the sleepy agricultural Argentine town of Calchin when his dad Gustavo took him to watch his older brothers turn out for local junior side Club Atletico.
Rafael Varas, delivery driver by day and coach of Club Atletico by night, could not believe his eyes when he saw this kid, who had just learned to walk, kicking a ball like he was born to it.
