SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to seeing one of Africa’s top footballing sons, Riyad Mahrez, looking to continue his excellent form in the Premier League this coming weekend.
The Algerian star was at his brilliant best when Manchester City crushed Aston Villa 6-1 in Birmingham this past weekend, scoring the opening two goals and providing an assist for Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick strike (which saw the Argentine become the Premier League‘s highest-scoring non-Englishman [177 goals] and rack up a record 12th hat-trick).
Mahrez has not been a permanent fixture in Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up this season, but his Premier League statistics are nonetheless excellent: seven goals and seven assists from 18 appearances (only 12 as a starter), a passing accuracy of 89.9 per cent and a shots-per-game average of 2.4.
The Citizens have been without Leroy Sane for much of the campaign, but the excellence of Mahrez means that the German winger’s absence has not been the cause for the significant gap which has developed between them and Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mahrez has won two Premier League titles, one with Leicester City and one with Man City, though it appears unlikely that this season will bring a third, with the Reds a full 14 points clear of the defending champions (while also having a game in hand).
SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can next see Mahrez in action this coming Saturday when City host Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium for a Round 23 Premier League clash.
The Algerian is also an Africa Cup of Nations champion, having helped the Fennec Foxes to glory in mid-2019, while he has racked up over 50 caps since making his international debut ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
The French-born Mahrez continues to go from strength to strength and will be looking to add to his impressive Premier League stats between now and the end of the current campaign.
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See Mahrez in the following match on SuperSport this weekend:
Saturday 18 January
04:00 PM Manchester City v Crystal Palace – LIVE on SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Maximo 360, SuperSport Select 2 Go and SuperSport 3
Riyad Mahrez – Player profile
Born: 21 February 1991 in Sarcelles, France
Position: Winger/forward
Club career
2009-2010 Quimper (France) 17 appearances / 1 goal
2010-2013 Le Havre II (France) 60 / 24
2011-2014 Le Havre (France) 67 / 10
2013 -2018 Leicester City (England) 179 / 48
2018-present Manchester City (England) 72 / 21
International career
Algeria – 57 caps / 15 goals
Algeria debut: 31 May 2014, Algeria 3-1 Armenia, International Friendly
– Winner of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
– Squad member at the 2014 World Cup
– Squad member at the 2017 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
2019-20 Premier League stats
Appearances (subs) 12 (6)
Minutes played 1086
Goals 7
Assists 7
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Shots per game average 2.4
Passing accuracy 89.9%
Key passes per game average 1.9
Dribbles per game average 1.7
Fouled per game average 0.8
