Coach and teammates alike were full of praise for Alan Pulido after the Sporting Kansas City striker marked his return from injury with both goals in a 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
Making his first start since the end of August because of a muscle injury, the Mexico international scored both of his team's goals, his first since the MLS is Back Tournament in July. Pulido demonstrated again just why Sporting spent a club-record fee to sign him from Chivas ahead of the 2020 season, with head coach Peter Vermes calling him a special player after the victory.