Many young English talents have asserted themselves this season in the Premier League. We talk a lot about Tyler Dibling that impresses in Southampton and will host the next transfer window. On the Arsenal side, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are doing well. On the side of Manchester City, the situation is complex this season with fifth place in the Premier League and bad results. Consequently, Pep Guardiola is looking for solutions for his team and some young players had the opportunity to illustrate. One can think of the James McATEE (22) attacking midfielder who was able to highlight as soon as he had the possibility (6 goals in 22 games). But it is not the only one to reveal itself this season in the image of Nico O'Reilly who is gaining power.
Native of Manchester and Pure produced the training of Sky Blues, the 20 -year -old attacking midfielder has already lived twelve years under the tunic of the Mancunian club. Captain of the U21 team, he made a solid season there (10 appearances, 2 goals and an offering) when he was not engaged with the first team. Often in the group, sometimes coming into play, Nico O'Reilly played 10 games (3 goals and 2 offerings) with the first team of Manchester City and it was especially in FA Cup that he was able to shine and make his statistics. Scorer against Salford (8-0) and Plymouth Argyle (3-1) with a double, he has just released a new great performance this Sunday on the occasion of the quarter-final won 2-1 against Bournemouth. Entering the break instead of Abdukodir Khusanov, the young English environment distinguished himself with two magnificent offerings for Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush who allowed Manchester City to overthrow the situation to win and qualify in the semi-finals.
Chelsea tried to recruit him
Brilliant in an unusual role of the left side, he received real praise from Pep Guardiola who already intends to see him again in FA Cup: “Against Plymouth, he scored two goals. Today he has given assists. He played very well. At the start, it's a number 10, you shouldn't forget it. But it has speed, it is very intelligent and has quality with the ball. In the last thirty meters, he has a good vision. He played really well and had a decisive impact. Nico O'Reilly will play in the half final of the FA Cup, that's for sure! Its impact was simply excellent.For his part, the main interested party had let his joy burst after the meeting: “I was instructed to get involved as much as possible. It was good to have been able to contribute with these two assists, I was overexcited. I am grateful to the opportunities offered by the manager and to play with the best players of the moment.»»
His teammate Bernardo Silva was also already under the spell of the previous round of Fa Cup: “He was incredible. Against Plymouth, he brought the impact he could have on the game and the energy he put completely changed the situation for us, it is amply deserved. I am happy for him, that's what we needed.»With a large template (1m93) and capable of playing relaying medium and defensive midfielder, the left -handed has not finished being talked about. This winter, Chelsea had also taken the temperature to recruit him, but Manchester City had blocked the door for the English international U20 and seems to have been right. Fully representing the future of Manchester City, he could take advantage of the revolution in the midfield with the possible starters Matheus Nunes, Ilkay Gündogan Bernardo Silva or Kevin de Bruyne to take more protagonism next season. The future promises to be brilliant for Nico O'Reilly who walks in the footsteps of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb or Rico Lewis among the great talents of the Manchester City academy to make his hole in the first team.
