Remember that famous saying that ‘you’ll never win anything with kids.’
It came from the mouth of BBC Sport pundit, Alan Hansen, back in the early 1990s and related to Sir Alex Ferguson’s blooding of the Class of 92 at Manchester United.
Of course, we all recall what happened thereafter, with Messrs. Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Giggs and Neville (x2) going on to become household names in the game.
Barcelona’s performance against Mallorca certainly hints at better times ahead for the Catalans.
Whether our youngsters will go on to emulate United’s stars will only be seen in time, but there are definitely encouraging signs.