Pep Guardiola is pretty good at his job, isn’t he?

So, whatever false past you give yourself on the game, you are going to be under pressure to prove you are the right calibre of manager for Manchester City. With gargantuan funds available from the second season onwards, your challenge must be to build a squad capable of dominating world football.

Talent in the squad makes you a title contender in your first season, too, while the young players in your reserve team will be ready to step up to the top side before you know it. You can play some beautiful football with this Manchester City team, even without the need for big money signings.

Building for the future then, seems the best path. If you are unaware of where to look, or who could be worth adding to your embarrassment of riches, then take a look at the five young players we have suggested...

Carlos Soler

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With Fernandinho and Fernando ageing, a future successor is needed at the base of the Manchester City midfield.

Look no further than the bargain Carlos Soler. He may not look much at the beginning of your save, but do not worry about that.

Soler can develop into a Busquets-type defensive midfielder, as can be seen from his high passing and tackling stats.

Niklas Sule

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With Vincent Kompany suffering a realistic amount of injuries and Nicolas Otamendi liable to the odd suspension, defensive cover should be one of your first priorities on your Manchester City save.

John Stones needs a caring partner, after all.

Niklas Sule could just be that man. He’ll command a princely price tag unfortunately, but the towering German will add some no nonsense defending to your side.

Jorge

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Kolarov and Clichy might just about bundle you through your first Football Manager season at Manchester City, but reinforcements in the left-back berth are a must after that.

Step up, Jorge.

Everyone loves a Brazilian full-back and rightly so. An asset going forward and able to play on the wing for the more defensive minded of you, Jorge is a must sign for any team in need of a left-back.

Andre Horta

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Creative midfielders aren’t exactly a big problem for Manchester City. In fact, you could say they possess the best depth in the midfield playmaking positions of any team in the world.

They do say you can’t have too much of a good thing, though, and Andre Horta would just make your midfield options even better.

Passing, dribbling and technique numbers to die for make Horta one of the game’s hottest young talents.

Ze Gomes

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Gabriel Jesus and Kelechi Iheanacho may not look on the arrival of Ze Gomes too favourably, but a shrewd signing in the first couple of seasons of your save could pay out some big dividends in later years.

You might feel a bit irresponsible signing another forward player at Manchester City in your first summer, so you could choose to leave Gomes until the second summer for your own sanity.