City are now fourth in the Premier League table, six points behind Leicester, but they can return to second if results go their way.
Sunday’s fixtures see Pellegrini’s men host Spurs, while Arsenal welcome Leicester to the Emirates
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The 19-year old striker has another top contender for the award, Sergio Aguero, and defender Bacary Sagna to contend with
“He played really well and will continue to fight to start. It’s very important to use the whole squad because it is very different to do it with 11 players
Sergio Aguero and Iheanacho are City’s only fit strikers with Bony struggling with a calf injury and Pellegrini believes the rookie’s goals justify his call
The teenage Super Eagle scored twice in the first-half and grabbed a third near the end of a game the Blues dominated from start to finish
“I know that as a young player I need to work hard for the team, work extra in training and in the game as well so that they will see that you need more games and you need to play.”
Manager Manuel Pellegrini said: “I have not decided yet but we are thinking about that. We are going to have the report of the doctor one day before we must send the new list of the Champions League and then we will decide.”
The Nigerian striker, who made just his second Premier League start, was applauded by Manchester City boss, Manuel Pellegrini
There are still question marks, however, regarding Sergio Aguero’s ability to stay free of injury and Wilfried Bony’s long-term future at the Etihad Stadium
Both goalkeepers were called into action moments later, as Wilfried Bony tested Lukasz Fabianski with a tame effort, before Hart tipped over a Gylfi Sigurdsson effort from a quick Routledge break
The Manchester City’s academy boss claims Iheanacho’s success proves the club’s young talent can break through into their stellar first-team squad
The teenage frontman — a rare successful graduate from City’s Elite Development Academy — has impressed in patches so far this season, but is yet to truly convince that he is ready to lead the line for the Citizens
Iheanacho was named Man of the Match after contributing a goal and two assists in his side’s 5-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Capital One Cup
“They give me confidence, many of them – Yaya, Sergio, Silva, Samir, Gael Clichy as well – he encourages me every time to keep going, keep going, keep chasing the defenders,” he said
I was told that Kelechi’s father (James) had given six different people mandates to transfer the player so they called off negotiations
He’s a very important player for us. He’s just 18 and started working with our squad last season, but he was unlucky and had a big injury in the last three months of the season,” Pellegrini said.
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