Pep Guardiola gave Cole Palmer the greatest compliment he could by simply picking the teenager in a central striker role for his first Premier League start.
And the Blues boss picked out four more academy talents who he feels have a big future at Manchester City, including James McAtee, who made his Premier League debut as a late sub today.
The manager was more than happy with the performance of the youngster as the Blues chalked up a 3-0 win over Everton to move within three points of leaders Chelsea.
The Wythenshawe lad was asked to play that role to allow Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling the space to run in behind a packed defence, a hallmark of City’s games against Rafa Benitez teams in recent years.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk