Pep Guardiola is never afraid to give younger players a chance in the first team, and Man City have a lot of high-potential talent. 

Man City saw the emergence of Nico O’Reilly this season, who has made 12 appearances for the first-team, showing himself to be more than capable of thriving in Guardiola‘s starting XI.

Furthermore, after a number of loan moves, academy product James McAtee has also been given a chance this season, making 22 appearances for Man City.

But who could be next in line at the Etihad to break into the first team and become a future star for Guardiola and beyond? Press the next page to see five City academy stars who are in line to break into the squad.