Savinho can deliver crosses Haaland has been 'yearning for'

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has praised Savinho's "energy and confidence" in the 4-1 win over West Ham, which saw Pep Guardiola's side win successive games for the first time since October.

Speaking on Match of the Day, Richards said: "I really liked him on this left-hand side. Normally we have seen him play on the right-hand side in a sort of inverted position. He can really hold his width well.

"He just has that confidence. For someone who is only 20 years old, you expect his form is going to be inconsistent at times, but against West Ham everything really worked for him.

"He gets a little bit lucky at times, but you have got to be in the right areas and that is exactly what he did throughout the game.

"We have seen City's wingers in the past sort of stuttering, but it was nice to see his energy and his confidence.

"His early crosses are what Erling Haaland has been yearning for, so that he can go into the back post and wait for a wonderful delivery.

"At times, we saw him coming into that number 10 position as well. He has a lovely weighted ball but he is not just happy with that, he also wants to get into the box and make a difference."

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