Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox For the boy who turned 18 in February, this season has been all about maturing into a top-level footballer for Liam Delap.
Since bursting into senior football with an excellent goal 18 minutes into his Manchester City debut back in September and then replacing club captain Fernandinho days later against Leicester to make his first Premier League appearance, the teenage goal machine has largely been kept away from the spotlight.
Make no mistake though, City's coaching staff - impressed by the raw abilities they saw in his first season at the club and when he stepped up to train with Pep Guardiola's squad - have been hard at work with the player.
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