Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini has said that he was delighted with the performance of Kelechi Iheanacho in his side&rsquo;s 5 - 1 rout of Crystal Palace in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night.<br /><br />The City number 72 picked up the Man of the Match award for scoring in the second half as well as providing two assists.<br /><br />&ldquo;It was very important for Kelechi to demonstrate once again that he&rsquo;s a very good player,&rdquo; Pellegrini told mcfc.co.uk.<br /><br />&ldquo;He&rsquo;s not just a striker &ndash; he provided two assists - I&rsquo;m very happy for him. He has things to improve but he&rsquo;s working in the correct way.<br /><br />&ldquo;I had no doubt in him &ndash; I see how he works every day and his personality is important and it&rsquo;s important for him to play with important players. &rdquo;<br /><br />The Nigeria youth international has been involved in 4 goals from 7 matches in all competitions since making his official debut against Watford.<br /><br />Photo Credit : mcfc.co.uk<br />