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Pep Guardiola names Man City youngsters handed first-team chance by lockdown
Manchester City’s academy products to make a first team impression.The Blues returned to training three weeks ago after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the football season to a halt.But the fact that several overseas youngsters had returned to be with their families during lockdown meant that several Manchester-based youngsters were called into the training squad.And, because strict new Premier League rules mean that only players who have been tested for the coronavirus can be involved on matchdays, those young players will continue to be involved.Pep Guardiola name-checked Cole Palmer and Felix Nmecha, as well as 18-year-old defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis – who has already made his first team debut this season – as being among the pool of
