Heskey gets Haaland treatment as Man City kids prove Guardiola wrong

Manchester City players said they wanted to be remembered as they stepped out in the FA Youth Cup final. To do so, they proved manager Pep Guardiola wrong about his theory when it comes to priorities at academy level.

The under-18s did the unthinkable later on Friday and totally ignored the senior manager, as their collective performance was one that prioritised winning at all costs. A ruthless second half display secured a second Youth Cup title in five years and a fourth in City's history."At this age silverware is important but it is not much," said Guardiola. "They have to try to win it but anything can happen.

Not even Guardiola was going to take away the idea that winning this game was not the most important thing. They defended as deep as possible, frustrating City, who were left to rely on half-chances and speculative crosses. A late flurry of corners ended in some pinball in the area, but Jaden Heskey's wayward finish summed up the previous 45 minutes. Cagey and lacking any real quality.

He was announced as 'our number nine', just like Erling Haaland is for the first team. It's rare that the Haaland and Heskey surnames are used in the same breath, but Jaden is making a name for himself at City away from his famous father and reaping the rewards. This goal capped a fine breakout season for the young forward.

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