{"id":25803,"date":"2025-10-29T03:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/man-city-have-a-17-year-old-star-like-rashford-who-can-surpass-sabinho\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T03:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:28:36","slug":"man-city-have-a-17-year-old-star-like-rashford-who-can-surpass-sabinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/man-city-have-a-17-year-old-star-like-rashford-who-can-surpass-sabinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City have a 17-year-old star &#8216;like Rashford&#8217; who can surpass Sabinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/man-city-have-a-17-year-old-star-like-rashford-who-can-surpass-sabinho\/#Why_Sabinho_is_in_danger_of_leaving_the_club\" >Why Sabinho is in danger of leaving the club<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/man-city-have-a-17-year-old-star-like-rashford-who-can-surpass-sabinho\/#An_%E2%80%9Cunbelievable%E2%80%9D_17-year-old_who_surpasses_Savinho\" >An \u201cunbelievable\u201d 17-year-old who surpasses Savinho<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester City last suffered their first defeat in the Premier League in October, when an unusually wasteful away game against Aston Villa saw the Citizens draw away 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Josep Guardiola&#8217;s visiting side would have 15 shots on goal for the home side, but even Erling Haaland&#8217;s side tended to be frustrated at various points throughout the afternoon, with Matty Cash&#8217;s fierce strike in the first half providing the winner of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into this match, City had scored seven goals at home for the rest of the month, six of which came straight into the net from the deadly Norwegian.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights how much Guardiola&#8217;s men rely on clinical Scandinavia to get them out of the crisis. That&#8217;s because Savinho, an attacking teammate with no goal in mind, has had a poor season so far in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-savinho-is-in-danger-of-being-dropped\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Sabinho_is_in_danger_of_leaving_the_club\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Sabinho is in danger of leaving the club<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Excluding Haaland, only Phil Foden, Tijani Lijnders, Rayan Cherki and Matheus Nunez have scored in the Premier League for City this season.<\/p>\n<p>Sabinho came close to adding his name to Unai Emery&#8217;s exclusive list of opponents, but even the No. 26&#8217;s two goals in quick succession in the second half could not defeat Emiliano Martinez. Pau Torres also came to the rescue, denying the frustrated Brazilian with an important clearance.<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn&#8217;t just the 21-year-old&#8217;s lack of clinical edge that frustrated Guardiola after the game, as the out-of-form winger only completed one dribble and failed to register a single accurate cross, despite his usual struggles to dislodge Villa.<\/p>\n<p>City-based social media account City Talk even went so far as to say that Sabinho didn&#8217;t offer &#8220;anything&#8221; at Villa Park, registering just one assist in six Premier League games, another story of his disappointing season so far.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Guardiola also has Jeremy Doku, who can step back on the left, with the Belgian boasting an impressive three assists in the Premier League so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>But he could soon think outside the box when it comes to finding talent to surpass Sabinho, and the raw talent is definitely one to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-quot-unbelievable-quot-17-year-old-who-can-surpass-savinho\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_%E2%80%9Cunbelievable%E2%80%9D_17-year-old_who_surpasses_Savinho\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>An \u201cunbelievable\u201d 17-year-old who surpasses Savinho<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ultra-successful Spaniard is also a manager who is not afraid to test his star players if he deems them ready for the first team, as seen in the way Bury-born Rico Ruiz made 102 senior appearances so far after making a name for himself in the Under-18 and Under-21 ranks at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>Raegan Heskey will be hoping he becomes the next up-and-coming sensation and is given some chances in the top flight. The 17-year-old winger has already been described as an &#8220;incredible&#8221; talent for the future by one of City&#8217;s coaches, Ben Wilkinson.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the flashy highlight reel above, the Liverpool-born attacker stands out as a very direct option in the South American left channel, and he could even be the perfect solution to City&#8217;s Savinho problem.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, in 57 appearances for Manchester&#8217;s various youth teams, Heskey has established himself as a tricky forward option and, most importantly, has the goals and assists to back up every trick and flick in his locker, amassing a lethal 31 goals.<\/p>\n<p>As such, he has been likened to other Manchester-born stars such as former Manchester United hero Marcus Rashford, with analyst Ben Mattinson praising his &#8220;Rashford-like ability as an inside forward to stretch defences&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"center\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Heskey&#8217;s city-wide numbers<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>play level<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>game<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Goal + Assist<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>U18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>20+8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>U21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6+1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>youth league<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5+0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>men&#8217;s team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Source: Transfermarkt<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The next big step for Heskey is to break into the first team. Guardiola actually gave Heskey his first ever senior appearance in this season&#8217;s EFL Cup game against Huddersfield Town, with the young Englishman coincidentally playing the final seven minutes in place of the aforementioned Savinho.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Guardiola won&#8217;t completely write off the 13-time Brazil international, considering he has come off a slump since the start of this season with four goals and 15 assists next to his City Sky Blue name.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no doubt that there will be a temptation to bring Heskey into the men&#8217;s team more regularly to give the unconventional attacker a competitive edge, and if the 17-year-old can translate his impressive academy form into the senior game, there is a good chance the 17-year-old could surpass Sabinho in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City last suffered their first defeat in the Premier League in October, when an unusually wasteful away game against Aston Villa saw the Citizens draw away 1-0. 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