Manchester City decided to sell Riyad Mahrez back in July after Pep Guardiola secured a historic treble.

The Algeria international was sold to Al-Ahli in a deal worth PS30m after being left on the bench for both the FA Cup final and also the UEFA Champions League final.

It was a shame to see someone as talented as Riyad Mahrez leave Manchester City - and he has proven his quality over in Saudi Arabia since leaving the Etihad Stadium.

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What's the story? Well, the 32-year-old has enjoyed a fine start to life in the Saudi Pro League.

Mahrez has already registered seven goal involvements in his first nine appearances for Al-Ahli.

The Sarcelles-born forward has netted three goals himself while providing four assists for his teammates, including Roberto Firmino and Allan Saint-Maximin.

MORE MAN CITY STORIESThe Algerian surely would have been upset to be overlooked by Guardiola in both the FA Cup final and the UEFA Champions League final, but he seems to be enjoying himself over in Saudi Arabia after his disappointing end to the 2022/23 campaign on a personal note.

Riyad Mahrez deserves more credit for helping Manchester City secure the treble Guardiola leaving Mahrez out of the two cup finals seems to have caused everybody to overlook his superb contributions throughout the campaign.

The PS30m man scored 15 goals in 47 appearances across all competitions, while also providing 13 assists.

Nevertheless, Mahrez must go down as one of the best signings in Manchester City's history, scoring 78 goals while also providing 59 assists in total across 236 games after arriving in a PS60m deal from Leicester City, winning almost everything there is to win.

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