Algerian ace Riyad Mahrez has been one of the best wingers in the Premier League in the past six or seven years. That unreal season when he lifted the title in a Leicester City shirt launched him into superstardom, and he’s been one of the leading players for Manchester City since. The winger signed a new deal in July that keeps him at the Etihad until 2025, ending last season as the club’s top goalscorer with 24 across all competitions. However, he has started just three times this season and has only seen out a whole 90 minutes on one occasion.Riyad Mahrez • First touch compilationpic.twitter.com/g1AoYMF4QY— Out of Context Ball Control (@ooc_firsttouch) September 21, 2022 The 31-year-old French-born African is yet to score or assist this campaign after eight outings, while first-choice Bernardo Silva has recorded two goals and three assists. Mahrez has lifted three league titles, an FA Cup and three League Cups since his 2018 switch from Leicester.Nevertheless, he is determined to remain a Manchester City player for as long as possible.”I definitely want to finish my career at City and play as long as I can. I think I can still play for a long time. We’ll see what the future holds after football. I don’t know what to do after retirement. I’m still thinking. I love football, so it’ll be difficult to come out of it.”Good old times when Assou-Ekotto and Van der Vaart had a fight in the showersThe 75-times Desert Warrior said that football was always his only interest and career path. Had he not made it in the game, heaven knows what he would do in his life.”I always wanted to be successful in football, that was my only target. Some people want to be successful in a few things. For me, the only thing was football. I left school at 17 and went 100 per cent on football. I tried to give it my all, and fortunately, I made it. It wasn’t easy, it still isn’t, but you have to make a lot of sacrifices. At the end, when you do everything, it’s your destiny.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6666879##Mahrez is taking care of his body well and believes that he can perform at the highest level.”I feel very good, I don’t see myself losing pace or anything. There’s intelligence as well, but there’s also the fact that I’m skinny, I’m not that heavy. I’ve never missed a training all my career. I’m never injured, these type of little things makes you think that maybe you can go a bit longer. But you won’t know until you’re experiencing it.”
