Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola Hails "Incredible" Cole Palmer After Strong Debut Against Burnley

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola heaped praises on debutant midfielder Cole Palmer and called him an ''incredible young lad''. The 18-year-old made a strong debut in a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Burnley on Wednesday. Manchester-born playmaker Palmer, who has been at the club since joining City's Under-8's, slotted into Guardiola's midfield alongside Kevin De Bruyne and showed his creative abilities while attempting two shots of his own. "He started a little bit shy, but that's normal. He is an incredible young lad in the training sessions. Two months ago he has showed us a lot of things. He has a good future in this club," Guardiola told the club's official website.

Guardiola further compared Palmer to Phil Foden and said, "He is a humble guy. He is a guy with incredible finishing, like Phil. He had his chance to score. His debut in this competition against a Premier League side, it will be good for his future. Again, thank you to the academy for these players. We get players from the academy's work."

Raheem Sterling bagged a brace and Ferran Torres opened his City count in a victory over Burnley to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Manchester City will now take on Leeds United in a Premier League clash on Saturday, October 3.

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