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Jonty Colman

Man City new boy Julian Alvarez warms up for move by scoring six times for River Plate

Manchester City’s new striker Julian Alvarez has proved why the Sky Blues paid around £14million for the Argentinian from River Plate in January.

City completed the signing of the 22-year-old forward earlier this year but Alvarez returned to River Plate on loan, with the striker set to link up with Pep Guardiola’s side in the summer. Alvarez, in action for The Millionaires on Wednesday night, scored six goals during an 8-1 win over Peruvian side Alianza Lima in the group stages of the Copa Libertadores.

Alvarez scored hat-tricks in both halves of the tie. His first half hat-trick came in the space of 26 minutes, netting in the 15 th , 18 th and 41 st minutes of the tie, with the third, a 25-yard strike being the pick of the bunch.

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