After beating Manchester United 6-0 last week, Manchester City under-21 coach Brian Barry-Murphy pointed to the number of international call-ups for the club's academy players as an indicator of their progress this season.
Will Dickson, who scored twice against United to continue a productive season, was namechecked as one of 21 City youngsters called up to their countries this month.
Such is the quality in City's academy, they have also had two players make senior international appearances, before even playing for the City first team.
