Pep Guardiola may want to avoid putting too much pressure on Phil Foden's shoulders but his Oxford counterpart was not so shy.
Foden was involved in all three of City's goals at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday night and U's boss Karl Robinson was so impressed he hailed aspects of the 18-year-old game as "genius", and said he would "almost put him in the same bracket as Andres Iniesta."
It is not the first time Foden has been likened to the Barca great; a couple of years ago one quick-witted fan dubbed him the "Stockport Iniesta".
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His talent has been obvious to those around City for years - he joined them when he was six - and over the past 12 months he has showcased his abilities to an increasingly wider audience.