"Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston Villa, these are just some of the Premier League clubs who have benefitted from the fact that Manchester City couldn't provide sufficient game time for some of their academy products to develop properly. City boss Pep Guardiola believes these players would've been starters in his team at this point, had things turned out differently. Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Jeremie Frimpong, Jamie Gittens, Romeo Lavia, Liam Delap, Jadon Sancho..."
"City boss Pep Guardiola believes these players would've been starters in his team at this point, had things turned out differently. Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Jeremie Frimpong, Jamie Gittens, Romeo Lavia, Liam Delap, Jadon Sancho... Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Jeremie Frimpong, Jamie Gittens, Romeo Lavia, Liam Delap, Jadon Sancho... Just some of the players from Man City's academy that now play for Premier League rivals😳 pic.twitter.com/mY60GGSanz - Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) September 26, 2025"
Several Premier League clubs — including Liverpool, Chelsea and Aston Villa — have signed former Manchester City academy players who lacked sufficient first-team minutes at City to develop fully. Pep Guardiola believes many of those players would be starters for Manchester City now if circumstances had differed. Notable academy graduates now playing for rivals include Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Jeremie Frimpong, Jamie Gittens, Romeo Lavia, Liam Delap and Jadon Sancho. The movement of these players highlights the depth of talent produced by Manchester City’s academy and the club’s challenge in providing game time for every developing prospect.
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