Sheffield Wednesday face off against Manchester City on Wednesday evening, and despite the fact that this is a chance to reach an FA Cup quarter-final, the Owls are being tipped to rotate their squad.

Indeed, the Yorkshire Post have noted that both Alex Hunt and Osaze Urhoghide were absent for the club’s U23 side’s game earlier this week, speculating that they could be in line to get a chance in the first-team.

Of course, it’s very exciting to hear that two rarely-seen teenagers could be soon handed a chance in the senior squad, so we’re looking at both players and what we could expect from them against Pep Guardiola’s side.

Perhaps the best way of getting a gauge of what these players are about is to see what the people closest to them have had to say.

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Barry Bannan, Sheffield Wednesday midfielder

Hunt often trained with the first-team during Jos Luhukay’s time at the club, and it seems as though he caught the eye of Bannan saying:

“Alex is a very good player and is one who has caught the eye in training. He plays in a pretty similar way to me, which is probably why I like him as well. Alex plays the game in the right way and I think if he keeps on doing the right things and listening to the right people he will have a good future.”

If the 19-year-old is anything like Bannan, there’s no reason why he can’t steal the show against City in their cup clash.

Bannan has magic in his feet, and he’s recently received high praise from Ron Atkinson, so if the 19-year-old can come close to emulating the Scot this game could be a breakout performance for the youngster.

The midfielder currently has two goals and seven assists this term so it certainly bodes well.

Karl Sharman, AFC Wimbledon’s former Head of Recruitment

Before joining the Owls, Urhoghide was on the books at AFC Wimbledon, and the Dons’ former Head of Recruitment gave his verdict on what he saw from the youngster.

“He was very athletic. From a distance, you notice those players, especially in grassroots football. Technically, he wasn’t the best and tactically, he had never been coached by a professional club before. When we bring in boys from grassroots, there can be that gap and it is very eye-opening for them to come into that. When it was not going right in training sessions because he was struggling technically or tactically, he was like a sponge — and we knew he could deal with it physically."

Athleticism will be key for Urhoghide if he is deployed at full-back against Man City. The Manchester club have a plethora of pacey wingers, including Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez, not to mention their attacking options at full-back in the shape of Benjamin Mendy and Kyle Walker.

Urhoghide will have a tough task dealing with City’s wide players, but if his athleticism is as good as Sharman states he may well be up to the task.

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