Manchester City FC

Manchester City's Rico Lewis has gone from an under-18s fringe player to a first team player in just a year, taking tips from Joao Cancelo along the way.

He also said: "Now I have the feeling that if we have a problem with Kyle and Joao we have players who can replace them. "Maybe I wouldn't enjoy it as much in another club but definitely at City I like it a lot because there is more involvement in the team. I think it's very important that he gets his education as much as possible in every game that he can play." Still, Lewis will be expected to drop down to the Premier League 2 whenever he is available to further his development in game settings. He deserves almost to have that celebration of the whole weekend. A first competitive senior outing would follow as a late substitute in the Premier League vs Bournemouth, earning more praise from Guardiola, and he then started at the Camp Nou in this week's friendly with Barcelona. "I see [Cancelo] in training a lot when they do a tactical and they will be talking about his position so then I can see it better. U18 coach Ben Wilkinson said this season: “It’s a great example to players and staff that the pathway is there. Academy coaches have praised Lewis' work ethic, especially over the last 12 months, and he was named under-18 Player of the Year last season, voted for by coaches. Last summer, he was named as U18 captain, scoring on the first two games of the season from right-back in a big win over Manchester United and a 1-1 draw against Everton. Except with Egan-Riley gone, and Aleks Zinchenko's departure for the first team, City's full-back options thinned over the summer and a door may have opened for Lewis on the right. Fast-forward 12 months, and he has won two academy titles, made his Premier League debut, and started at the Camp Nou against Barcelona.