Riyad Mahrez delivered an impactful performance in Manchester City’s 5-0 victory over West Ham United in their opening Premier League game on Saturday.
The 27-year-old winger was omitted from City’s Community Shield victory over Liverpool last weekend by Pep Guardiola after suspicion the forward ingested banned substances while on international duty with Algeria.
Having been cleared in time for their game against the Hammers, the winger was handed a starting role and impressed by providing a brace to help City clinch a comfortable win over the Hammers.
After Gabriel Jesus’s opener in the 25th minute of the encounter, Raheem Sterling doubled the lead in the 51st minute.