Guardiola: Haaland and Alvarez can play together

sold Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling this summer but they brought

from Dortmund and

from River Plate.

Pep Guardiola ahead of the Community Shield match against Liverpool on Saturday insists new strikers can both play together for City.

"If we play with tighter wings, I see [Alvarez] as complementary to Haaland,"

the manager explained to ESPN when asked if the pair would share the pitch.

"If we play with more open flanks, not so much."

Guardiola added:

"Julian has already adapted. A good player can adapt in the space of two afternoons. If you've got it, you've got it in Argentina and in England."

Guardiola says the experience of playing under Marcelo Gallardo at River will help Alvarez.

"We were not wrong about Julian. He is a team player,"

he continued.

"He can score, he knows where the goal is. He is an extraordinary signing. We are going to make the most of Gallardo's work and we hope to add some things to his game. We want him to feel good, he has already adapted.

"Julian has come from a big team, with the obligation to win and keep winning. That is what River is about, just like Boca. That is drummed into a player's head. We also bought that mentality."

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