Who is Farid Alfa-Ruprecht? Man City winger who plays like Jeremy Doku and 'humiliates' opponents
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWith Jeremy Doku still out and Jack Grealish also injured, Pep Guardiola has called up prolific winger Farid Alfa-Ruprecht into his Manchester City squad for the Carabao Cup clash at Tottenham tonight.
City's top-scorer in the academy this season, Alfa-Ruprecht has seven goals and three assists from nine appearances. The Germany youth international is thriving in his third season at the club after moving from Hamburg as a 16-year-old and taking some time to adapt to his new surroundings.
A starring role in last season's FA Youth Cup final, where he grabbed an assist, earned him a promotion to the under-21s this season and he has rewarded City's coaches with plenty of goals already. ALSO READ: INTERVIEW: I can be Man City's next Jeremy Doku - I like to humiliate my opponents ALSO READ: Tottenham vs Man City LIVE early team news and kick-off time plus how to watch Carabao Cup clash "I'm a fast player, I can take players on, dribble.
I'm exciting to watch," he told MEN Sport in September. "I definitely watch [Leroy] Sane, he's also a winger. I see a couple of things that he does on the pitch and also try to do it.
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