Micah Richards has picked one of Manchester City’s midfielders ahead of Napoli star Scott McTominay when asked to select one out of several world-class duos.
Manchester City and Napoli are both in the Champions League this season and they will be facing off in the group stage of the competition.
Indeed, the fixture between the two sky blue sides will be their first of the campaign, Man City hosting Napoli at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday 18 September.
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Micah Richards selects Rayan Cherki ahead of Scott McTominay
Micah Richards, speaking to the Champions League media team ahead of the start of the tournament, had to pick between two players from teams taking part in the competition.
First up, he had to pick between Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen and Chelsea’s Joao Pedro, and he opted for the Nigeria international.
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Next up was Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal vs Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele, with the Spain star getting the nod ahead of the Frenchman.
Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli celebrates with Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Amir Rrahmani after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Serie A match between Napoli and Torino at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 27, 2025
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Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was then picked ahead of Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, while Chelsea’s Cole Palmer got the nod ahead of Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.
PSG’s Desire Doue was selected ahead of Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise, and then the first Man City player came up, with Richards not hesitating to pick Erling Haaland ahead of Harry Kane.
Finally, when it came to Rayan Cherki vs Scott McTominay, Richards went with the £34million Man City star.
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Rayan Cherki rated more highly than Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak
Cherki has shown glimpses of his talent already at City, though he is sadly on the sidelines for the next two months or so due to injury.
However, once he returns to full fitness, it’ll be exciting to see how he gets on, considering how highly rated he is for his heroics for Lyon and France.
Indeed, The Athletic’s Tim Spiers named Cherki ahead of Alexander Isak when it comes to the biggest signings in the Premier League this summer.
“A potential steal at an initial £30.3million – he could be worth five times that amount in three years,” said Spiers.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Petit has named Cherki as a better signing than Florian Wirtz.