Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox If Tai Sodje's dad had his way, the young Manchester City striker would be spending his weekends chasing a ball of a different shape.
Sodje Snr enjoyed a professional career playing both rugby league and rugby union in the north of England and tried to get his son to use his pace as a nippy winger.
From the age of five, Tai always had eyes for football though, particularly scoring goals. More than a decade on, he is still proving exceptionally good at it as part of City's academy, having moved from Sheffield United at Under-12s level.
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