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Man City told they’ve got a young player who ‘will go a very long way in football’

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July 28, 2024

Man City told they’ve got a young player who ‘will go a very long way in football’

Manchester City fans are raving about Oscar Bobb once again after he shone against AC Milan in pre-season – but Shaun Wright-Phillips picked out another youngster who could have a really bright future ahead of him.

Manchester City lost to Milan 3-2 in New York on Saturday night.

The result is not important though, with improving fitness and working on patterns of play the main focuses at this stage for the manager.

Bobb rather stole the show for City against Milan, just as he did against Celtic. The Norwegian sensation really looks like he could be ready to shine in the 2024/25 season.

But there were also some other good showings from young players.

And Shaun Wright-Phillips really enjoyed the performance of Micah Hamilton.

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Micah Hamilton made his first-team debut for City last season when he was a surprise feature from the start against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.

Hamilton – who admitted he got a case of ‘jelly legs’ when he found out he’d be playing – started wide on the right, and justified Pep Guardiola‘s faith by scoring after just 19 minutes.

Hamilton then made a substitute appearance against FC Copenhagen a few weeks later, and also came on as a substitute against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup.

So the youngster has been able to dip his toe in, and now he is looking to make an impression in pre-season.

Against Milan, he showed real positivity and laid on a great assist for James McAtee to head home, and his showing left Shaun Wright-Phillips impressed.

The former winger said (via mancity.com): “He’s done what people want to see from a young Academy product or a sub coming off the bench.

“You want to see him have an impact in the game, play a role, be creative and excite people.

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“And that’s what he’s done and it’s exactly the same thing that he did in the Champions League against Red Star Belgrade.

“He seems to have that way where that’s just the way he plays.

“And he will go a very long way in football just because of the way he plays and his tenacity.

“He tries to be creative, but keeps the ball at the right time and his decision-making is so good for such a young player.”

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Hamilton is one of City’s best young prospects and it will be intriguing to see who he is playing football for in 2024/25.

He saw him come onto the scene in 2023/24 and he looked great against Red Star. His performance in a hostile environment really was impressive.

He finished the season with just three first-team appearances to his name, because it is so difficult for youngsters to play regularly given how many incredible players are in that first-team.

He just needs to keep working hard. If he goes on loan for the coming season – which feels likely given the arrival of Savinho and the early form of Oscar Bobb – then that’ll be a great experience for him.

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Regardless of whoever they’ve seen leave the club, Pep Guardiola’s outfit have still shown how dominant they are in English football, recently becoming the first side to ever win four Premier League trophies in a row.

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Earlier this week, it was reported that while the full-back is eager to make a return to Barcelona this summer, he would also be open to making a move back to Italy should a deal with the Spanish club fail to materialise rather than Saudi Arabia.

In our view, if the Portuguese international, who hasn’t played a competitive match for City since the start of 2023, isn’t likely to be part of Guardiola’s plans moving forward, their prerogative should be to cash in on Cancelo to whoever is willing to pay the most for him.

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A round up of some of the moments missed from Manchester City’s friendly defeat to AC Milan at the Yankee Stadium in New York

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Manchester City suffered their second consecutive defeat on their United States tour as AC Milan ran out 3-2 winners at Yankee Stadium.

Playing in their second pre-season friendly as well as City, the Serie A side stunned the Premier League champions with two comebacks that proved too much for the Blues to respond to. Erling Haaland gave Pep Guardiola’s side the lead, but they trailed 2-1 at half-time and let the gamp slip again in the second half to taste another loss.

There were a number of talking points during the game, both on and off the pitch. Here is a look at a few of those as Haaland found himself back in the goals but not without bother.

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Erling Haaland was captain for the first friendly of the tour and kept the armband until he went off, staying as captain even when Ederson came on in the second half before handing it to the Brazilian after being substituted. The No.9 spoke of his pride at the armband, but was not given the honour of repeating it against AC Milan.

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Instead, Ederson took the armband as he played from the start. A man who Pep Guardiola has said he dearly wants to keep at the Etihad amid serious interest from the Saudi Pro League was given an extra responsibility for this friendly.

It threw up memories of the tour last summer, when Kyle Walker was given the captaincy as Bayern Munich were trying to sign him. It helped to keep Walker at City then, so can it work as well with Ederson?

Gvardiol shinpads
Nothing says a moment missed like Josko Gvardiol’s shinpads, but they really were something else. Where his Croatia teammate Mateo Kovacic had pictures of his family on there and Ederson had a cartoon of himself, Gvardiol had a picture of The Godfather complete with a famous quote from the sequel: “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.”

Gvardiol may be one of the youngest members of the dressing room but it seems like he is definitely a teammate that people don’t want to be getting on the wrong side of!

Guardiola applause for Phillips
The exasperating case of Kalvin Phillips is into a third season at City. The first two went inexplicably poorly and while he has travelled out to the US for pre-season it doesn’t look as if Phillips has any hope of being at the Etihad this year.

Picked for the first friendly of the summer, the former England international had to settle for a place on the bench when this game kicked off. He came on for the second 45 minutes but quickly put City into a spot of bother as he mishit an ambitious crossfield ball in his own half and punted it straight out of play.

Guardiola put his hands together to applaud the intent, but Phillips still looks like a fish out of water.

Minutes for trialist
Amar Fatah was a name unknown to nearly every Manchester City fan before this week, but the Troyes winger who has spent time at Lommel ended Saturday evening as a part of City’s team at Yankee Stadium. He had been doing rehab in Manchester after lengthy injuries and has stepped up to the touring squad and now played a few minutes.

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