Lee Dixon compares Manchester City midfielder to David Beckham

Add as preferred source on Google

Lee Dixon has pinpointed exactly why Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez is so difficult to defend against during Amazon Prime’s coverage of their 3-1 win over Everton – comparing him to Manchester United icon David Beckham.

Mahrez, 29, returned to the starting line-up on Wednesday night – just his fourth start in Manchester City’s last eight Premier League games – as City edged past Everton despite going into half-time at 1-1.

Phil Foden’s deflected effort was cancelled out by Richarlison, but second-half efforts from Mahrez and Bernardo Silva secured another win for Pep Guardiola’s men. Mahrez was excellent, terrorising Everton from the left.

Speaking after the 3-1 win, Dixon explained that Mahrez’s ability to cross the ball – but also dribble past a player makes it near impossible for a defender to defend against him, stating Beckham was one of the best at doing it.

TBR’s view – Mahrez performance highlights City strength in depth

He was excellent from start to finish. The Algeria international proved far too hot to handle for Everton, even despite Carlo Ancelotti using Ben Godfrey at left-back and Lucas Digne on the left side of their midfield.

Given that Mahrez is not a player that starts every match, it shows just how much quality City have in their squad. For a player to produce that level of quality, even though he is not a regular, is unbelievable. It is City’s title to lose.