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Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Julian Alvarez told he must accept Man City truth despite World Cup heroics

Julian Alvarez's workrate has been praised by Paul Parker, but the former Manchester United defender claims he will not start many games for Manchester City despite his World Cup heroics.

Alvarez was one of the success stories of the Qatar World Cup as Argentina surged to a first triumph since 1986. City's 22-year-old striker started Argentina's first two games on the bench, but once he came into the side he had a huge impact.

He scored four goals including two in the semi-final defeat of Croatia, while off the ball his energy and running helped knit together the technical brilliance of Lionel Messi with the industry and tenacity of his teammates.

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