Pep Guardiola isn't in the business of handing out opportunities to youngsters just because it's good for brand image and the club's academy.
To have a chance under one of the best managers of all time, you have to be extremely talented, and even then, it is not always enough if the personality doesn't match it.
It is a tiring and completely inaccurate cliche that Guardiola doesn't develop young talent. He has a track record of doing just that and winning at the same time, but instead of looking to boost his homegrown hit rate, he instead does what is right for the greater good of his club. READ MORE: Haaland's verdict on Carlos Borges goal shows why Man City winger is worth £14m This ruthless approach is required to maintain the high standards he has set during his time in charge at the Etihad, and it is also why there is such excitement whenever a youngster reaches the fringes of the first-team.
To have even gotten this far proves how good they must be, though to make the enormous leap to senior stardom, they must be fortunate enough to get a chance, and mature enough to take it.