Pep Guardiola heaped praise on Oscar Bobb after his standout performance in City's pre-season opener against Celtic.
The Norwegian was involved in all three of City's goals in our 4-3 defeat to the Scottish champions, setting up Maximo Perrone and Erling Haaland after grabbing our opener at the Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Still just 21, Bobb's display indicated that he'll continue to blossom under Guardiola's guidance following a breakout 2023/24 campaign.
For the boss, the midfielder's performance was one of several positives in Chapel Hill, despite City ultimately being edged out in the first of our four US friendlies.
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"Yes of course," Guardiola said when asked if he was pleased with Bobb's progress.
"Sometimes he's a bit shy but when he plays without fear he has incredible potential.
"He connected well, and Nico [O'Reilly] played well too.
"You come here, and they were tough opponents. All of them will be, AC Milan, Barcelona, Chelsea, they have top players.
"It's steps, and it's good to see the loan players, how they come back and behave and also the rhythm for the senior ones. Many things were good."
Hear Pep Guardiola's post-match thoughts in full via the video above...
City are still to face AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea during the Club's pre-season tour of the United States.
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