Man City score four in UEFA Youth League rout against Young Boys

Manchester City were resounding winners in today's UEFA Youth League match with Young Boys.

Goals from Kane Taylor (2) and Jaden Heskey (2) did the damage for City as they recorded a deserved 4-0 win at the Stockhorn Arena this afternoon. That brilliant result has set the tone perfectly for tonight's senior Champions League meeting between the two clubs.

Unbeaten in the competition so far this season - with RB Leipzig and Crvena Zvezda also in Group G - City were quickest to settle and went close early on when Joel Ndala was denied. However, City did not have to wait too long to find an opener.

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Ndala was the supplier as he teed up teammate Taylor to finish on 18 minutes when racing to the byline and cutting back for the midfielder. It was Taylor who made it 2-0 to City with 33 minutes on the clock when he went it alone with an unstoppable run and left-footed strike.

City withdrew highly-rated Ndala for Emilio Lawrence at half-time. However, coach Brian Barry-Murphy opted to stick with the rest of his starting XI upon the restart in search of three important points.

True Grant was called into action for the first time to deny Malik Deme just before the hour mark. City then went up the other end and rubber-stamped the win through Heskey, who headed into the net with 26 minutes to play before redirecting a shot from Lakyle Samuel home.

City have yet to win the UEFA Youth League since it was established 10 years ago. However, after getting a result in Switzerland on Wednesday afternoon, they will be hoping to return to the country before next season with the showpiece exclusively held there