James McAtee's magic moments highlight perfect attitude needed by Man City's youth stars

Manchester City might have surrendered more of their lead at the top of the Premier League table in defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but it wasn't an entirely wasted weekend for those of a sky blue persuasion.

Across the road at the City Football Academy, the Under-23s set about extending their lead at the top of the Premier League 2 with a 2-0 win against closest rivals West Ham.

As has become a bit of a theme this season, James McAtee played a staring role.

His audacious Panenka penalty was his 22nd goal of what is turning out to be an extraordinary campaign for the 19-year-old. The game against the Hammers came less than 24 hours after McAtee, Liam Delap and Romeo Lavia were named among Pep Guardiola's substitutes for the visit of Spurs, not the first time City's youth have been involved in two games in two games (or two in one, in Cole Palmer's case).

Not thinking that the EDS is beneath you is an impressive attitude for a young player to have, especially when you have a collection of goals as brilliant as McAtee. The youngster will of course be keen to enjoy more first-team minutes, but if he continues to score goals like these then his time will surely come.

West Ham

Not all Panenka penalties are created equal. Some trickle over the goal-line in a rather underwhelming, anticlimactic fashion, whereas others push players' nerves to the very limit.

The EDS moved seven points clear of West Ham by winning 2-0 on Sunday, but a loss would've reduced their lead to a single point (with West Ham having a game in hand).

The stakes were high, yet McAtee grazed his penalty off the underside of the crossbar like Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final. Box office stuff.

Chelsea

City moved to the top of the table