Pep Guardiola's task at Manchester City will be to deliver trophies, and lots of them. The Champions League is the holy grail for both the Spaniard and the club, yet there will be one eye on how he does when it comes to developing players from Man City's academy, which has had monster investment over the past few seasons.

The owners of the club will surely only see that as a minor investment compared to the money they will spend on both new signings and Guardiola himself over the next few years, but it is a metric that so many opt to judge a manager by. Can he prove that City's academy is providing the first team with players of acceptable quality?

With the pressure to deliver trophies from above, introducing the younger players on the fringe of the first-team squad will be tricky. However, if anyone can do it, Pep can.

Could these be the FIVE to make the grade? Perhaps...

Kelechi Iheanacho

Already established as a first-team squad member, Pep Guardiola's summer signings will give a sure indication of how interested he is in Kelechi Iheanacho as a long-term prospect.

The Nigerian has pace that will terrify defences and has already proven that he can regularly find the back of the net in the toughest Premier League games.

Jason Denayer

After seasons of loan moves, it has a feel that 2016/17 must be the year that Denayer makes a starting place his own at Manchester City.

Already a stalwart of the Belgium squad, Denayer's talent and defensive nous is not in question. Guardiola is clearly going to invest heavily in his defence and, considering Denayer's versatility, he should still have a good chance of making it as a regular starter.

Oliver Ntcham

Ntcham is a French midfielder with exciting skill that will surely catch Guardiola's eye.

Currently on a long-term loan with Genoa, Ntcham will have to wait until possibly 2017/18 for his first-team chance but clearly has all the skills to make it at the highest level. If City are looking internally for a tricky dribbler, Ntcham could be their man.

Thierry Ambrose

With Iheanacho to compete with, Ambrose may have to rely on injuries to make his first-team breakthrough.

Having initially impressed at Auxerre, Ambrose's talent has always been evident. Pace and work-rate are the greatest stand out characteristics of Ambrose, who is able to play in any role behind the central striker or as a No.9 himself.

Brandon Barker

Having been a Manchester City player since the age of eight, Barker is City through-and-through.

Noted for his lightning pace, Barker usually plays on the wing but can also function in a role just behind the striker where his tricky dribbling can create openings others may not.