Since the introduction of the £200m City Football Academy, Manchester City have made it their mission to place emphasis on integrating youth into first-team.
One example of this was when Manuel Pellegrini opted for a young side against Chelsea in the FA Cup, where despite a 5-1 loss, many of the young charges impressed and showed glimpses of what the club’s future could look like.
City have many talented youngsters on their hands, but who is the best?
We’ve set up a duel and picked a number of City youngsters. (Kelechi Iheanacho is excluded for this one)
All you have to do is go through the duels, selecting your ‘winner’ from each match up. That winner continues into the next duel, to be pitted against a new youngster. If he’s still your winner, select again. If not, choose the other person in the duel. It’s as easy as that!
First up…





