#4 City’s academy graduates put in a good shift
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While Jose Mourinho fielded a strong lineup, Pep Guardiola used this tie to rest his key players and provide an opportunity to his academy graduates to appear in the senior side.
19-year old right-back Pablo Maffeo showed a lot of intensity going up the field and made a successful tackle to prevent Marcus Rashford going clear on goal. Aleix Garcia moved the ball around in midfield well with the insurance of Fernando in defensive midfield and was even assigned with the responsibility of taking corners.
In-form Kelechi Iheanacho continuously used his pace to trouble United’s defence in the first half and should have scored in the second minute. Even in defeat, Guardiola has positives to take away thanks to the performance of his younger players.
