What were you doing at age 22? Chances are you weren't helping your national team to win the World Cup. Don't worry though, neither were the vast majority of Manchester City's superstars.
Julian Alvarez is unique in that sense; on Sunday at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, City's young attacker achieved a life's dream as he hoisted the World Cup trophy above his head. He is the only current and active City player to boast a World Cup winner's medal in his collection, and only the second to ever win the competition while on City's books.
Sixteen City players jetted off to Qatar in November to take part in the greatest show on earth, but only Alvarez went all the way. While this Argentina's first World Cup triumph since 1986 will - understandably so - be remembered as the cherry on top of Lionel Messi's extraordinary career, Alvarez's contribution will not be forgotten in a hurry.
