Kelechi Iheanacho scored a hat trick and earned praise from manager Manuel Pellegrini as Manchester City crushed Aston Villa in the FA Cup.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says Kelechi Iheanacho's hat trick against Aston Villa proves the club was right to allow established stars Edin Dzeko and Stevan Jovetic to leave.
The 19-year-old striker took full advantage of Sergio Aguero being rested to score three times in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Villa Park on Saturday, with Raheem Sterling netting the other in a 4-0 win.
Dzeko and Jovetic joined Serie A sides Roma and Inter, respectively, at the start of the season and Pellegrini believes Iheanacho is showing that allowing the more experienced pair to go was the right decision.