straight to your inboxPep Guardiola tried his best to avoid naming names.Manchester City were nearing the end of a pre-season tour in July 2018 flooded with young players that had impressed but would likely not be involved the following season, and the manager realised that promise needed to be met with caution given how predictions can end up looking completely wrong.There were two players he felt confident enough to name though: Phil Foden and Eric Garcia.
Foden had been with the senior squad for a full year by that point but Garcia was a discovery; the signing of one of La Masia's brightest gems in 2017 was expected to be a coup but the defender had endured some teething problems adapting to English football in the academy.With most of.
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