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Manchester City's Tommy Doyle put in an excellent display on his debut for the club in a 3-1 over Southampton in midweek.

In a match where Pep Guardiola fielded four academy graduates, it was Doyle's name which got the fans talking after another City win. Indeed he is just another one to add to the list of impressive young stars on the blue side of Manchester.

Throughout the game, City looked in their usual confident and free-flowing nature and large parts of this was down to Doyle. The 18-year-old did not put a foot wrong all night and dictated the flow of the game alongside Foden and Bernardo Silva.

During the match, Doyle attempted four dribbles going forward and completed all of them, just as he won all seven duels on the ground, as per SofaScore. The youth star would also make two key passes against the Saints - only Silva made more with four.

Not was Doyle positive moving forward, he proved to be an effective defensive screen as well. The midfielder made two tackles in the game, which was more than Eric Garcia in defence and his midfield partners Silva and Foden.

With a performance like this, Doyle has made a name for himself as one for the future at City. His display was very much similar to what we have seen centre-midfielders do under Guardiola down the years, with calm passing, creativity and willingness to pressure attackers all at the heart of his performance.

Considering City and Southampton are set to clash again at the Etihad on Saturday, perhaps the youngster has even put himself in contention to earn a place on the bench.