Josko Gvardiol has been labelled as the 'best winger on the planet' after he continued his hot streak in front of goal.
That is the opinion of Pep Guardiola, who has hailed the Manchester City defender following his double in Saturday's 4-0 win away at Fulham.
The result has seen the Citizens leapfrog above Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table as they edge closer to a historic fourth consecutive title.
And it was Gvardiol, playing at left-back yet again, who sent the Etihad outfit on their way as he finished off a free-flowing move to slot home into the bottom left corner.
After Phil Foden doubled the visitors' lead, Gvardiol helped himself to another in the 71st minute, as he steered the ball home under Bernd Leno from close range.
He could have completed a hat-trick in stoppage time, but he passed up the opportunity to take a penalty, instead allowing Julian Alvarez to tuck home instead.
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His double has seen Gvardiol now score five goals in all competitions for City - all which have come in the last month.
And Guardiola was effusive in his praise of the Croatian, who has impressed in his first campaign since joining from RB Leipzig in a deal worth £77.6million.
Speaking to BBC Manchester, the Spaniard said: "The first goal… we signed the best winger on the planet!
“After Wolves, three days off, he was the only one who went to the training centre for his recovery.
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“We make an incredible signing for many, many years to come.”
Meanwhile humble Gvardiol has opened up on why he didn't step up to claim an unlikely treble in west London.
Asked by TNT Sports, he remarked: "Another two goals for me and of course another clean sheet. Really happy.
'We discussed about me taking the penalty, and of course I would have liked to, but we have a taker and he takes them.
"At the end Julian came on and he took it to score the goal."