This article is part of Football FanCast’s In The Pipeline series, which takes a look at some of the most promising young talent either linked with clubs or emerging from their academies…

Manchester City have displayed their promising youth talents plenty of times this season. Phil Foden has continued to impress, whilst Pep Guardiola has given opportunities to Tommy Doyle, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Eric Garcia as well.

Doyle, in particular, has established himself as a potential star for the future with an impressive display on his debut against Southampton. Now, after seeing what City have to offer, there is one man who has not been given his chance to shine just yet - Ian Carlo Poveda.

The English winger was born to Colombian parents and is already vastly experienced at youth level. He has so far stepped out for Brentford, Arsenal and Barcelona's youth systems all before he even turned 19. Now, as he is just a few months out from his 20th birthday, Poveda will surely be looking to crack the first team or seek a loan move to develop his career.

The youngster has been a great addition to the Citizens' academy, as he now boasts 18 goals and 14 assists for a variety of age groups at City. Most notably, Poveda scored eight goals in 18 appearances for the U18s as they won the 2016/17 North Division.

The former Barcelona man is also experienced on the international front as well, having played 28 times for England's Young Lions.

Indeed, Poveda does have one first-team appearance to his name, which came last season in the EFL Cup against Burton Albion. The London-born man played 90 minutes that day and managed to complete an impressive eight out of 11 dribble attempts and win nine ground duels.

After this, Guardiola told MSN Deportes (via Latin American Post): "It was a good debut, he showed a lot of his talent and I know he will continue to progress, he is a brave player."

There is a chance that the winger will most likely need a loan move, however. The competition in his position is competitive for him right now, with Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez all on City's books.

Mahrez, a £60m signing in 2018, has only started five times in the league so far, so how much hope can Poveda have when star academy graduate Foden is having to make do with a bit-part role in the side?

The youngster could be a few years off breaking into the first-team, unlike other academy players such as Doyle. A loan move in Championship or perhaps back in Spain could give him a much better chance at showing Guardiola what he can do.

It remains to be seen whether he can crack the first-team, but he may need to ply his trade away from Manchester before he can force his way through.