Pep Guardiola hailed Oscar Bobb’s display as “electric” against AC Milan as the talented youngster impressed once again.
City suffered their second successive pre-season defeat as they went down 3-2 against Milan in New York, having previously lost 4-3 to Celtic.
Guardiola has got a very young squad on the pre-season tour with a host of regulars absent following their exploits at the Euros and Copa America.
With a number of first team stars absent there’s a huge opportunity for youngsters in the squad to impress and show Guardiola they deserve to be part of the first team squad for the upcoming season.
One such player is 21-year-old attacker Bobb, who is on the fringes of the first team and made 26 appearances in all competitions last season as City became the first side to win four Premier League titles in a row.
Bobb has certainly taken his opportunity so far and registered his third assist in two matches as he set up Erling Haaland for the opener, which follows on from his goal and two assists against Celtic.
The Norwegian is certainly making the most of the opportunities given to him and Guardiola hailed his performance against Milan as “electric.”
“He’s electric, in the small spaces he’s really good,” Guardiola said.
“Sometimes in the last part he has to be more composed and reduce his speed, for example the chance he missed he has to be more calm, shoot or pass to Erling and Jack.
“It’s a question of time, he’s young but his work ethic is unbelievable, he can play as a striker, pockets, right or left winger.”
Bobb has recently been linked with a move away from the Etihad, but given his performances in pre-season so far, if he remains at the club it looks like he could be set for a much more prominent role next season.
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