straight to your inbox Liam Delap says scoring on his Manchester City debut was a 'dream come true' as he helped his side progress in the Carabao Cup.City named a very youthful side in the third round tie to manage the fitness of their senior players as Pep Guardiola's side contend with a number of injuries to key players.
That allowed youngster Delap, 17, to make his first appearance at senior level after impressing for the under 18s and under 21s in the last few months.
Delap has also been training with the first team squad since the Premier League restart at the beginning of the summer, and he took the jump to senior football in his stride as he opened the scoring against Bournemouth on Thursday.
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