Man City can't ignore pressing transfer decisions on Cole Palmer, Kayky and Liam Delap after U23 Etihad rout

Manchester City celebrated their Premier League 2 title in devastating style at the Etihad with a seven-goal performance led by the irresistible Cole Palmer.

With the title secured last week, this was a celebration at City's main stadium, and Palmer's effortless quality could prove to be a problem for the Blues this summer. He was sensational in the first half against Everton on Friday night, with Liam Delap and Kayky following with statement performances of their own after the break.

When City have finished celebrating their second successive title, this performance will be used as evidence of how far some of these youngsters have come. For Palmer, and maybe a few others, their future at under-23 level is surely limited.

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Everton must have feared the worst as they arrived at the Etihad, with Palmer, Delap, Kayky, James McAtee and Sam Edozie in a formidable frontline. There was no easing off from City despite having the title in the bag.

Yet, for all City's typical early dominance - with Kayky, Palmer and Edozie having efforts - it was Everton who could have taken a two-goal lead. First, Charlie Whitaker's lovely volley hit the crossbar, before Mikki van Sas was caught in no-man's land as Lewis Dobbin rounded him 30 yards out and his cross for Tom Cannon required Shea Charles to hack off the line. At the other end, as City responded, Delap's effort hit the post and Kayky's rebound was the second effort in the contest to be cleared off the line.

For all City's usual possession-based dominance, they were open to the counter. But with so many quality players in this line-up, it wasn't long before one produced a moment of magic to