What made Manchester City's academy clean sweep all the more remarkable this year was the fact that both the under-23s and under-18s underwent significant turnovers last summer.
City became the first team to win both the Premier League 2 and U18 Premier League in 2021, and repeated the feat this season under new coaches - and a lot of new players. Enzo Maresca and Carlos Vicens left their posts as academy coaches, with Brian Barry-Murphy coming in and Ben Wilkinson stepping up. The result was the same, with silverware from U16 to U23 level secured in 2021/22.
As is the norm with academy football, players get older and are either promoted to the first team or leave in search of first-team football, leaving the youth sides to rebuild most summers. This year is no exception, with as many as eight U23s potentially unavailable next season.
