Roberts makes Pep take note

– Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expressed admiration for Patrick Roberts (above) after the loanee scored against his parent club for Celtic in a 1-1 Champions League draw.

City signed Roberts, 19, from Fulham in 2015 for a reported fee of £12 million, but he played just three times before joining Celtic on an 18-month loan last February.

He came back to haunt City on Tuesday, jinking into the box from the right to score a fourth-minute solo goal, which Kelechi Iheanacho cancelled out four minutes later.

“We’re going to talk about it at the end of the season. We know his quality, but the decision is not talking about one game,” Guardiola said when asked about Roberts’s future.

“It’s for one season. We’re going to speak with him, with the managers, between each other we’re going to decide.

“But of course he has the good quality of a winger, one against one. He worked defensively. So he has potential. I’m so happy about his performance.” – AFP