James McAtee has long been touted as a potential superstar in the Manchester City academy. And this weekend saw the teenager make his league debut for the Premier League giants.
The 19-year-old midfielder replaced fellow academy talent Cole Palmer. And although McAtee only played a handful of minutes, the youngster gave a good account of himself at the Etihad Stadium.
Gary Neville was astonished by the footwork of McAtee as City claimed a 3-0 win against Everton. And the youngster took to Twitter on Sunday night following his first appearance in the Premier League.
The City academy graduate posted a simple five-word tweet. With plenty of supporters on social media praising McAtee for his performance against Everton.
Indeed, McAtee is just one of a number of exciting players coming through at City including Palmer, who is likely to have a big future at the club should he continue to develop.
The duo have impressed for City at first-team level, yet McAtee’s Premier League debut was spellbinding stuff for supporters, who are eager to see more of the teenager.
City fans laud McAtee after Premier League debut
With McAtee leaving such an impression on City fans, supporters on social media believe they have a golden talent on their hands. And they were happy with what the youngster posted online.
Here’s what some fans had to say about McAtee’s post on Twitter…
https://twitter.com/KDBMaestro/status/1462555279682375684
https://twitter.com/dmp304/status/1462536811029348355
https://twitter.com/Mcfc_James_/status/1462534080961126402
https://twitter.com/Rodridiculous/status/1462534137378603011
https://twitter.com/showbizwhines1/status/1462535417748725766
https://twitter.com/wr7il/status/1462537201498169348
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