I still remember the thrill of making my first-team debut for Manchester City aged 17 - at the time it was the best day of my life - so I always love to see other kids getting their big chance.
That hasn't happened much at City in recent years, until now.
Pep Guardiola has already given debuts to eight graduates from the academy in the Community Shield and Carabao Cup this season, and hopefully we will see a bit more of them in the fourth round at West Ham United on Wednesday.
There's so much talent in this crop of youngsters, who are a lot more technical than the players City were producing 15 years or so ago when I came through.