Rico Lewis started once again for Manchester City in their 2-1 win against Wolves.
Lewis played throughout the entirety of Sunday’s contest as well.
Kyle Walker was not even named on Manchester City’s bench due to not being fully fit.
This season, Pep Guardiola has been happy to trust the 19-year-old starting from the off.
So far this campaign, Lewis has started seven out of City’s eight Premier League games.
Rio Ferdinand described Rico Lewis as “dynamic” as he has largely impressed for City.
Ian Wright also claimed Manchester City’s Lewis is underrated due to how he is playing amongst several “elite” players.
Rico Lewis surpasses Thiago Alcantara with more starts under Pep Guardiola as a teenager
Pep Guardiola was left speechless by Lewis’ displays this season by stating that “there are no words” to sum up how well he is playing after City’s 4-1 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava.
It was claimed in August that Guardiola views Lewis as a “mini Philipp Lahm” and a young player who could become a regular starter at the club.
As per Opta Joe, Lewis, 19, is the first teenager to start 25 games under Pep Guardiola during his career as a top-flight manager — something even Thiago Alcantara could not do during his spell at Barcelona.
The former Liverpool midfielder was always billed to become a top player as he did by becoming one of the best in the world in his position.
Pep Guardiola seemed to be such a huge admirer of Thiago that he was one of his first signings at Bayern Munich as well.
The retired maestro won three successive Bundesliga titles alongside Guardiola as well.
Yet, Lewis has managed to outdo the FA Cup winner.
Which other youngsters does Lewis has more starts than under Pep Guardiola?
That goes to show how much Lewis is trusted by the Catalan.
If the Sky Blues manage to win a major trophy this season, the teenager could have a huge say on their success.
Apart from Thiago, there are several other incredible youngsters who Lewis has started more than during Pep Guardiola’s reign.
| RICO LEWIS VS OTHER YOUNGSTERS UNDER PEP GUARDIOLA | STARTS |
| RICO LEWIS | 25 |
| KINGSLEY COMAN | 20 |
| BOJAN KRKIC | 16 |
| ERIC GARCIA | 10 |
The Bury-born technician would be hoping to continue starting games for the rest of the season.
Lewis has shown for much of the season that he is ready to be handed more responsibility in City’s first-team.
However, Pep Guardiola is expected to chop and change his side based on the opposition at hand, which could mean the two-time Premier League winner could be benched at times.
Furthermore., Guardiola could be wary of overburdening Lewis.
But at the Englishman’s young age, he would be raring to start at all times.
