The 21-year-old summer signing made his Premier League debut in last week’s 4-0 victory over Wolves, rounding off the scoring with an excellent finish a few minutes after coming on.
Asked in Friday’s press conference ahead of this weekend’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur, Guardiola was full of praise for Cherki’s immediate impact.
“He’s a top-class player in small spaces. The vision he has in the final third is unbelievable,” he said.
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“His right and his left foot. We’ll see when he performs. For people up front, it’s a question of numbers and he played 20 minutes and scored a goal.
“There are a lot of games and everyone will be so important. We’re so happy to have him, he’s just 21 years old.
“He’s a top signing for the potential he has and he is open minded. I don’t have doubts that he will be a top-class player, his quality is exceptional.”
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City v spurs app coverage
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from the Etihad in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 11:15 (UK).
Steph Houghton and Michael Brown will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show alongside presenter Cel Spellman, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
We’ll have a quick-hit 2-minute highlights package available at 17:15 (UK), while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit at midnight. On CITY+ meanwhile, there’ll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights offering which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game. Both are also available at midnight.
