It was the 80th minute of the LA Galaxy’s home opener when a then 16-year old Efrain Alvarez juked Alexander Katai out of his shoes, took a few touches and dinked a sublime chip for Daniel Steres to powerfully head home the game-winner. In the postgame scrum Zlatan declared Efrain “The best talent in MLS by far”.
A week later in Frisco Texas, Alvarez nutmegged Matt Hedges out of his shoes before his rocket from close-range was palmed over the bar by Jesse Gonzalez.
You can already guess what happened next.