Emile Heskey's two sons combine to put Man City on cusp of Youth League progress

Emile Heskey is synonymous with Liverpool, Leicester and Aston Villa among other teams in an elite Premier League career. But the family name could soon be associated with Manchester City if two of his sons continue their good starts to the season.

For the first time, brothers Jaden and Reigan Heskey started for the City academy at under-19 level, with 15-year-old Reigan making his first appearance at any level above under-18s. With dad Emile watching at the Joie Stadium, Reigan made it a debut to remember against Young Boys in the Youth League on Tuesday.

When Reigan won an early penalty, he stepped up to coolly finish into the bottom corner. Emile was recording the spot kick on his phone, and Jaden was first to congratulate his younger brother.

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Jaden is relatively new to this level himself, even if he was the more experienced sibling on Tuesday. The 17-year-old has stepped up this season and has five goals and an assist from his 11 appearances across the under-18 Premier League, Youth League, Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy.

The striker plays in the same position as his father did for some of England's biggest clubs and the national team, but has a smaller build and uses his pace more. His goals this season have come from being in the right place at the right time, taking that goalscorer's instinct from his dad at least.

Reigan wore the number 11 for City and recovered after a couple of nervous touches to get on the ball and win the eighth-minute penalty. Young Boys, and their significant number of vocal fans watching on, were furious, but