Manchester City hero Shaun Goater has revealed that Pep Guardiola and his staff highly rate young centre-back Eric Garcia. Any young player that gets a chance to play in the City senior squad will have impressed Guardiola in training. JUST IN: Man City next assistant manager - five candidates to replace Mikel ArtetaMan City: Pep Guardiola rates Eric Garcia 'highly', ahead of Carabao Cup tie against Oxford United“If they’re getting north of 20 minutes, then they’ve earned it - and they haven’t earned it by one week’s training. Man City: Garcia regularly trains with the first-teamREAD MORE Man City boss Pep Guardiola plots raid on Barcelona duo He played 90 minutes on three occasions in the cup last season, including wins against Leicester City and Burton Albion. This season, the Spaniard’s development has continued, and he’s been named in the Premier League squad on five occasions.

Source: Express December 18, 2019 14:05 UTC