Forgotten Man City winger has to impress Pep Guardiola all over again amid transfer dilemma

A year ago, Oscar Bobb was about to embark on a pre-season that would propel him from a promising Manchester City youngster to a player inked in to start the season in Pep Guardiola's first team.

Bobb was the star of the show on the club's pre-season tour of the US, dazzling in the friendlies against Celtic, AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea and earning himself a starting spot against Manchester United in the Community Shield.

He played on the right wing that day, with Jeremy Doku on the left, and it was expected the Norwegian would again occupy that position at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the season, only for fate to cruelly intervene.

Bobb fractured his leg in training that week, setting him back at least a year. He managed just 14 minutes of football in the Premier League, returning to training in February before suffering another minor injury.

In the Club World Cup, he played about an hour of football against Wydad AC and Al Ain, scoring against the latter, but he wasn't seen against Juventus and Al Hilal, which shows how his status has dropped over the last 12 months.

The 22-year-old hasn't just missed a year of football; he has gone from a position where he was about to break into the City team to returning to the fringes. In many ways, he is back to where he was this time last year, needing to impress Guardiola and his staff all over again.

In the past year, Bobb has seen Savinho grow in stature to the point he was the most-used outfield player in the Club World Cup, playing 299 minutes across the three games. The competition on the right is extended with the possibility of Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki playing there.

Bernardo Silva occupied the most advanced midfield position this summer, and while Foden