Manchester City have found a serious player in Nico O’Reilly | OneFootball

It is often said that key moments make good players great. When their team needs someone to step up when they need them the most, the very best often rise to the occasion. If that statement rings true then Manchester City have found a serious player in Nico O’Reilly. Over the past month, he has lifted when Manchester City have needed someone to provide a crucial goal or assist. He was at it once again today as he scored the opener in their crucial 2-nil win over Everton at Goodison Park.

Nico O’Reilly showed during City’s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win over Bournemouth that he is a player for a big moment. He came on at halftime of that match at the Vitality Stadium to change the game for Manchester City. O’Reilly picked up two assists to help Pep Guardiola’s side knock a plucky Bournemouth side out of the FA Cup. Manchester City needed someone in a big moment and it was O’Reilly who did just that. That speaks to his temperament and ability to rise to the occasion.

Nico O’Reilly was at it once again today when Manchester City needed a hero at Goodison Park. City’s Champions League chase for next season hung in the balance in the 83rd minute. The game was delicately poised at nil-all. Although Pep Guardiola’s were upping the ante late on, they needed to find a winner. Up stepped Nico O’Reilly to provide the opener against a tough Everton side. He ghosted in to tap-in a Matheus Nunes cross when City needed someone to step up. O’Reilly did just that and it spoke volumes about how serious a player he could one day become.

Summary.

Over the past month, Nico O’Reilly has shown just how talented a player he is. He has risen through the City academy to make the left-back position his own in recent weeks. But more than that, he has also shown that when a big moment arrives he has the temperament to seize upon it. Only serious and quality players do that. If the past month is any indication then Manchester City have found a serious player in Nico O’Reilly. His past month of performances has been crucial to City’s six-game unbeaten run. The hope is that it can be the start of a very special Manchester City career for O’Reilly.