Noel Gallagher, Oasis guitarist and renowned Manchester City fan, has praised Enzo's character and Cherki's talent, insisting they are the right players Manchester City needs.

Speaking about Cherki's exceptional performances, Noel Gallagher insisted: "They need to build a team around him.

"I think he needs that freedom because he can play anywhere in the final third."

"That goal against Crystal Palace – when your team is already attacking and you can't see what's happening, none of us know how he put the ball in."

"Even when we got home and watched the replay, I'd still be thinking, 'How did he do that?'"

Noel Gallagher continued praising Cherki. He believes the unbounded creative style of the player – which he had previously criticized as somewhat excessive – is Manchester City's greatest weapon.

He added: "He has something indefinable that only a magician has. He's unique, and he says some crazy things, but I'm serious, he's truly mesmerizing."

After calling Cherki the team's standout player, Noel Gallagher went on to praise Enzo's character as exactly what Manchester City needs.

"Everyone's saying now, 'Oh, Enzo, he's like this and that.' Yes, when you play against him, he is like that. But when he's in your team, he's the type of player you want."

"What I want is a player like Roy Keane. I'm not putting him on Roy Keane's level, but I want him to challenge the opposition's midfield – that's what I want, and I want Manchester City to have a player like that, because Foden won't do it, Phil Anderson won't do it."

Gallagher was also pleased with Enzo wearing the number 17 shirt at Manchester City – a number previously worn by club icon Kevin De Bruyne.

He added: "I love this young man's temperament, I'm glad he's here, and I'm glad he took Kevin's shirt, because I guarantee that shirt wouldn't have been handed to him lightly."

"I'm glad he took that shirt because it shows he's got nerve, and I like that."

Noel Gallagher also spoke about a conversation he had with Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak before the summer transfer window opened.

Recalling their conversation, Noel Gallagher revealed: "I asked him, 'What do you think?'"

"He said, 'Listen, can we win 20 trophies in the next ten years? That's highly unlikely. Can we win 10 trophies in the next ten years? Possibly.'"

"He said, 'But what I can guarantee is that we will build a team that will always be there. We will be there, we will keep fighting, we won't fall away, and they will do everything they can.'"

"He said they would spend a lot of money in this window, and the players he mentioned to me – apart from Ndiaye, who nobody expected – are exactly the same as what he told me beforehand."

Noel Gallagher continued praising Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Manchester City's chairman. Since Sheikh Mansour acquired the club in 2008, he has overseen the team's entry into an unprecedented era of success.

He added: "That man – he keeps his word. I've spoken to him about the next five years three times over the years, and everything he's said has been true, and almost exactly what's happened in the end.

"So I can tell Manchester City fans, we might not win the league title this year, but next year this team, I mean, even by the end of this year, this team might already be flying.

"But next year, with Bouahdi and the current squad, averaging around 25 years old, we're ready. We're ready to go again."

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