Who is Liam Delap? Man City's 17-year-old striker tipped for success after solid debut

Pep Guardiola's Man City were made to work hard for ir EFL Cup round three win over Championship side Bournemouth on Thursday night. Although Phil Foden's late goal was eugh to send Cityzens into next round of competition, 17-year-old Liam Delap grabbed headlines as he opened  scoring on his Man City debut. Following 2-1 win over Cherries, Guardiola showered praise on teen forward and confirmed that Liam Delap would be training with first team for remainder of season. Having made switch from Man City youth team to senior squad full of superstars at just 17, it makes you wonder - Who is Liam Delap and is hype around 17-year-old justified?

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Who is Liam Delap? Man City youngster son of Premier League icon Rory Delap

Although Liam Delap is still currently best kwn for being Rory Delap's son, teen striker is fast making a name for himself. Rory Delap is widely considered a Premier League icon and is well-remembered for his long throw-ins which showcased dogged and determined nature of Stoke City's style of play under Tony Pulis. Rory Delap's son, Liam, wrote his name into history books at Man City by making an immediate impact on his debut, scoring for Cityzens in ir Carabao Cup tie against Bournemouth on Thursday night. 

17-year-old Liam Delap latched onto a pass from Phil Foden in 18th minute of game before firing his left-footed finish into top corner of net to give Man City lead. Liam Delap's pace, power and precise finishing on his debut for Man City showed fans a glimpse of what he's capable of. In fact, young forward also earned special praise from manr Pep Guardiola and club's all-time leading goalscorer, Sergio Aguero. 

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Who is Liam Delap? Liam Delap's Man City career and representing England at various youth levels

Thursday night's game against Bournemouth was Liam Delap's first for Man City, having joined club's youth squad last year. Delap previously spent ten years as a youth team player at Derby County. Following a strong start to his Man City senior career, Pep Guardiola confirmed that Liam Delap will continue to train with rest of first-team squad for remainder of campaign.

Despite his far representing Ireland national team during his professional career, Liam Delap has been part of England U-15, U-16 and U-17 squads. 

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