A number of Manchester City fans are urging Pep Guardiola to give talented young striker Liam Delap more chances within the first-team.
The starlet, who recently turned 18, has been in remarkable form for the U23s this term, scoring 16 goals in just 13 PL2 Division 1 matches.
His latest strike came against West Ham United yesterday in a 5-0 win, and was an absolutely ruthless finish from inside the area.
He had support to his left and other players might have slid the ball across for an easy tap in.
But Delap made no mistake as he fired confidently into the far corner.
This season, as good as the City first-team have been in front of goal again, some people have questioned whether Gabriel Jesus is ruthless enough.
The Brazilian is superb at linking play and fantastic at pressing, but is sometimes let down by his finishing.
Guardiola has often turned to Jesus this term in Sergio Aguero’s absence, but in a lot of people’s eyes, he hasn’t convinced.
With Delap shining for the U23s, some are now hoping to see him get more minutes in the first-team, after making his debut in September against Leicester City.
Potentially that could happen if City are able to wrap up the league title with games to spare.
Here’s what some City fans have been saying:
Delap is gonna be a very good player. I just hope we dont sell him like we do with all our good youth
— JackMCFC (@JackMCFC2) March 9, 2021
I wonder how many big chances in big games Gabriel Jesus need to miss before Guardiola give Delap a chance 🤔
— Cancelo Culture (@AlexMCFC1) March 9, 2021
Bring Liam Delap to the main team for the love of God.
Do NOT let him get away. https://t.co/sS1NzerfAy
— Razhiel (@mvx_mcfc) March 9, 2021
The previous match was a sign to bring Delap in the first team pic.twitter.com/ba06r6jYiu
— Joey (@JoeyMCFC) March 8, 2021
Could save us a lot of money
— petermcr (@petermcr) March 8, 2021
Has been deserving for a very long time now
— La Borreneta🤖 (@juanmagayarin) March 8, 2021
To be an elite striker you have to selfish sometimes and that’s exactly what Delap did. He’s going straight to the top pic.twitter.com/CSnFfIbNqB
— Cooper (@McfcCooper) March 9, 2021
