Gary Neville shares why there's actually not many players in the world like Tijjani Reijnders, 'that good'

Tijjani Reijnders has become the talk of the town after the first weekend of Premier League football as he was Manchester City’s standout player in their 4-0 triumph against Wolves.

The 27-year-old was involved in three out of City’s four goals at the Molineux Stadium, playing the pass before Rico Lewis’ assist for Erling Haaland’s opener, scoring a goal and setting up the Norwegian’s second strike.

If Tijjani Reijnders was somewhat of an unknown commodity in England after signing for City, his latest exploits have turned the midfielder into one of the players to watch this season.

The Zwolle-born technician earned rave reviews for his scintillating showing, with Alan Shearer raving about Reijnders’ performance against Wolves as he claimed he was nigh-on flawless.

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Gary Neville says Tijjani Reijnders is a truly unique midfielder

Pep Guardiola lauded Reijnders as well, pinpointing the pace he brings to this Manchester City side in terms of foraying into the opposition box.

As far as Premier League debuts are concerned, there are not many better in recent memory than the Sky Blues’ number four’s against Wolves.

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Reviewing Manchester City’s latest victory on The Gary Neville Podcast, the pundit heaped praise on Reijnders and explained why not many players are as well-rounded as him: “We didn’t know he was that good, did we? Actually, I was doing the podcast [Stick To Football] this week and Jill Scott had obviously watched City a lot in pre-season and said Reijnders, really good, watch out for him.”

“What an outstanding game he had! When you just look at the profile of a player and you think: he scores with his left foot, his pass is with his right foot over the top for Rico Lewis, his running power, forward and back and you start thinking, that looks one hell of a player! There’s a very few players you see that can score a goal like that with their left foot, a pass with the right foot, the running power forward and the ability to drive into that space.”

Gary Neville also claimed that if he was a Manchester City fan, player or Pep Guardiola, he would be excited by Reijnders’ potential after he stole the show against Wolves, saying: “I was watching him last night in that game and I thought if I was a City manager, fan, teammate – I’d be thinking, ‘Oh, hang on a minute!’

“If you get Reijnders and Rodri in there with Bernardo Silva, you’re thinking, hang on a minute, that’s one hell of a team.”

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Being a Premier League legend, Gary Neville’s effusive praise for Reijnders should delight the player himself.

The Manchester City star would have hoped to turn heads from the minute he stepped foot onto English shores and he has managed to do so already.

Pep Guardiola has always admired Reijnders to the extent that he reportedly believes that his signing could mean his Manchester City become the top dogs of English football again.

This season, Liverpool and Arsenal look ready to push City to the wire after having brought in plenty of fresh faces in the summer and winning their respective first league games despite seeming rusty.

However, Reijnders could etch his name into Manchester City’s history books as one of their most impactful additions in recent years if he leads them to their ninth Premier League title win.

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