For the last 18 months or so, Manchester City fans have been calling for prolific academy striker Liam Delap to be getting more of a chance with the first team.
Delap raced through the under-18s to become a key player for the under-23s in 2020/21, winning the Premier League 2 Golden Boot and Player of the Year award. He was rewarded with a handful of senior appearances and emphatically announced himself to the Etihad with a brilliant finish in the Carabao Cup against Bournemouth for Pep Guardiola's first team.
With Sergio Aguero injured for much of that campaign and then leaving in the summer of 2021, Delap found himself as the only out-and-out striker at the club. Guardiola largely resisted throwing him in before he was ready, and injury halted his progress for much of last season. This season, City took the decision to send Delap out on loan rather than keep him with the first team - and so far it's proving to be the right call.
