It took only 12 minutes for Argentine sensation Julian Alvarez to score his first goal for Manchester City. However, the effort went in vain as Liverpool beat Pep Guardiola's team 3-1 to clinch the Community Shield title.
Sensational Argentine striker Julian Alvarez made his debut for Manchester City in their Community Shield clash against Liverpool on Saturday. It took the teenager only 12 minutes to score his first goal, but the effort went in vain as the Reds registered a 3-1 win against the Premier League champions at the King Power Stadium.
YESSSS JULI!!!!!
🔴 1-1 🔵 pic.twitter.com/llVS2pPSsF
JULIAN ALVAREZ SCORES HIS FIRST GOAL FOR MAN CITY 💥
The goal was confirmed after VAR had a look. pic.twitter.com/TUUIoxr28j
The Argentina international came from the bench in the second half and marked the occasion with an equaliser thanks to some good work from Phil Foden with 20 minutes left in the clash. Jurgen Klopp's men tanked Alvarez's effort to lift the Community Shield, but that has not dented the spirit of the exciting striker, who is looking forward to more hard work in the upcoming season.
"Obviously, I'm very happy for scoring my first goal with City, but that stays aside as we wanted to win the trophy," he said.
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"It's tough; obviously, we didn't want to start this way. We need to keep working. It's going to be a good season to fight for all the trophies, and we need to carry on working this way," added Alvarez, who hit the iconic Sergio Aguero celebration after his first goal for City.
Alvarez hit Aguero's celebration after scoring his first goal for Man City 🤘 pic.twitter.com/oJN8gt8b51
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK)"It was a good test to start the season, we played well and played at a good level, but we need to keep working to get the results," the Argentine concluded.
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Despite City losing the game, Alvarez won the hearts of the club's fans as a goal in 12 minutes on debut became one of the most significant talking points across social media. Here's a look at some of the reactions from fans on Twitter:
City's success this season will probably depend on how quickly Haaland can get on De Bruyne's wavelength, but Alvarez was a nice bonus on a day where Guardiola can't be too disappointed https://t.co/f52wQsRKgN
— Simon Bajkowski (@spbajko)Everyone celebrating Alvarez's goal...
Pep Guardiola: pic.twitter.com/1vHyAtClRq
Not many positives today but Julian Alvarez is definitely one. What a performance when he came on pic.twitter.com/6Eghzfi8zi
— ⁹ 8x🏆 (@ErlingRoIe)Foden - Haaland - Alvarez 👍🏻
That’s the way forward.
It was meant to be 🥹🇦🇷
Sergio Aguero X Julian Alvarez 🤟🏼 pic.twitter.com/el6sVMG4Kz
Julian Alvarez HAS ARRIVED. Strikers instinct, what a player.
— ⁹ 8x🏆 (@ErlingRoIe)well in all the pain, i got to see my starboy get his first goal for the club 🕷 pic.twitter.com/kLJ5lZOE2R
— Álvarez¹⁹ (@19Alvarez_)the start of something special - araña 🕷 pic.twitter.com/oBMUmJSFBg
— Álvarez¹⁹ (@19Alvarez_)◉ Two touches
◉ One goal
Julian Alvarez has arrived. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/SbUVKtWGt5
Not much you should, or even could take away from that match, expect for the fact Pep Guardiola is going to have a lot of fun coaching Julian Alvarez. pic.twitter.com/m9koDaBLov
— Amos Murphy (@AmosMurphy_)Alvarez is very promising he made the ball recovery and continue with the forward runs and link up play with Haaland before eventually scoring the goal pic.twitter.com/LbQwysfkdU
— Anderson (@Anderson_5454)Julian Alvarez has proved what he can do today. He’s great on the ball, constantly pressing and always front footed. A goal today proves how good he can be for us in any forward positions. He’s looking dangerous for this season, and I’m loving it. El Araña 🕷💙 pic.twitter.com/cikQxidlku
— Sam (@City__Sam)