Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has explained why he handed penalty-taking responsibilities to Kelechi Iheanacho in his side&rsquo;s 4-0 rout of Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Saturday. <br /><br />There were more experienced players - Raheem Sterling, Fernandinho and Jes&uacute;s Navas- in the starting lineup but the Chilean gaffer decided that the Nigeria international should take the spot kick, having watched him convert several of them at training.<br /><br />&ldquo;I told Bacary to tell Kelechi to shoot the penalty because he was in charge of them today,&rdquo; said Pellegrini.<br /><br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s unbelievable the way he takes penalties and I&rsquo;ve seen him do it every day. That&rsquo;s why he was the right option.<br /><br />&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a very good young player. That&rsquo;s why we kept him in the squad this season and that&rsquo;s why we didn&rsquo;t replace Jovetic and Edin Dzeko because I see him working every day and I know how important he can be.&rdquo;<br /><br />Kelechi Iheanacho played the full game at Villa Park, the second time in his City career that he he has lasted the distance.<br /><br />Photo Credit : mcfc.co.uk<br />