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Pep Guardiola has summoned three Manchester City young talents to train with the first team ahead of its clash against Brighton, including the son of a former Liverpool star.
In the wake of a disheartening 2-0 home loss to Tottenham, the Spanish manager has called upon Reigan Heskey, Ryan McAidoo, and Divine Mukasa for Sunday's match. It's no mystery whose illustrious footsteps 17-year-old Reigan will be treading in, should he make his Premier League debut for City.
The left winger is indeed the son of Emile Heskey: the formidable forward who earned 62 England caps and played a pivotal role in Liverpool's legendary treble cup victory in 2001 under Gerard Houllier, when the Reds clinched the FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup.
Reigan is the second son of the former Leicester, Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa, and Bolton striker, whose oldest son, Jaden, 19, is also part of Manchester City's squad.
Reigan found the back of the net in a 3-1 triumph for City's U21s over West Ham on Friday.
The former Three Lions hero was in attendance when the U21s thrashed Oldham 5-1 in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night, with Jaden featuring, but Reigan was absent due to his call-up.
His team-mate Mukasa, 18, was the only young player of the trio to be involved with the first team over the summer, after Guardiola opted not to include any academy players in the Club World Cup squad.
With four fresh signings and a manager already voicing dissatisfaction with his squad's size, the academy lads missed their usual chance to impress during preseason.
However, this changed when Mukasa joined the squad for City's sole preseason friendly in Palermo. The creative midfielder replaced Erling Haaland in the final 30 minutes and set up Tijjani Reijnders, delivering an impressive performance.
The goal was the result of another 17-year-old's efforts, McAidoo, a right winger who has already netted once and provided two assists in just two appearances this year.
This includes an assist against his former club Chelsea, which he departed last year to join City's academy.
All three budding talents will be eager to make their mark as Guardiola explores various options in the early stages of the season.
It's fascinating to see three forwards being summoned for first-team training amid ongoing uncertainty over the future of Savinho, who recently posted a picture of a suitcase on social media, sparking rumors of interest from Tottenham.
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