Often forgotten in the wake of Manchester City’s attempt to crack Europe’s elite is the success of their youth system in recent years. With Pep Guardiola, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero et al rightly hogging the limelight, events at the Academy Stadium sometimes go unheralded.
City have poured a fortune into their Etihad Campus facilities, building a stadium that seats 7,000 and hosts EDS matches (along with Manchester City Women games too). They’ve recruited some of the world’s finest young talents such as Brahim Diaz, Kelechi Iheanacho and Rodney Kongolo, and are now setting them loose in a variety of competitions.