It has been a memorable week for the respective academies of Manchester United and Manchester City, and for the Blues it got even better with an emphatic 6-1 derby day win as Carlos Borges stole the show.
When these two sides last met at Leigh Sports Village in August of last year, Alejandro Garnacho was an unused sub for United and Rico Lewis wasn't involved at all for City. This week they both started and scored for their respective first teams in European wins against La Liga sides.
Six of the City side that won 4-2 that day have now been moved on to new clubs; three are out on loan, and Josh Wilson-Esbrand earned a first-team promotion. It's similar for United too, with four of those who started now out on loan, while Zidane Iqbal and Charlie Savage both earned playing time in the pre-season tour under Erik ten Hag.
