The Man City youngsters with the highest potential according to Football Manager

We used Football Manager 2020 to take a look at Man City's most exciting youngsters right now.

Manchester City have one of the best academies in world football right now, with world-class facilities and coaches and it's surely not going to be long until we see a few of these talented youngsters breaking into the City first team.

City fans have already had a glimpse of this talented group, with Eric Garcia, Tommy Doyle, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Felix Nmecha and Adria Bernabe already featuring for the first team over the last few seasons.

There are also some outstanding youth prospects out on loan around the world, in Scotland, Spain, Belgium, Holland and the EFL Championship too.

If you're thinking of a starting a Football Manager 2020 save, and it's your dream to to bring young players through the academy and into the first team, City is a great team to start with, if you can handle the pressure of delivering titles ever season!

So, who are the best prospects at City right now?

And, who has the most potential?

We used popular football management simulation game Football Manager 2020 to find out.

On Football Manager, current ability is given as a value out of 200, so the closer to 200 your current ability is, the better the player is overall, and the same applies to potential ability on the game.

All players' ages are shown as of the start of the 2019/20 season, which is 24th June 2019 on FM20.

Here are City's best prospects right now according to FM20.

Daniel Arzani (on loan at Celtic)

Age: 20

Positions: AMR/AMC/ST

Current ability: 120/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160/200)

Can become as good as: Mateo Kovacic (160)

Ante Palaversa (on loan at FV Oostende)

Age: 19

Positions: DM/CM/LM

Current ability: 114/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160/200)

Can become as good as: Frenkie De Jong (160)

Arijanet Muric (on loan at Nottingham Forest)

Age: 20

Positions: GK

Current ability: 125/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160/200)

Can become as good as: Samir Handanovic (160)

Felix Nmecha 

Age: 18

Positions: CM/AMC

Current ability: 103/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Bruno Fernandes (160)

Eric Garcia

Age: 18

Positions: CB

Current ability: 110/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become better than: Diego Godin (160)

The Football Manager Database

Why do we use the Football Manager database as a reference?

The Football Manager database currently contains data on more than 800,000 individuals and 45,000 active clubs, with data sourced from their international on the ground scouting network which numbers roughly 1,000 people, among their ranks are some who are involved in football in professional capacities, including scouts and coaches.

In addition to the information on players, clubs and backroom staff, the Football Manager database also contains a wealth of information on many other aspects of the professional game, including data on competitions, cups, team and individual awards, weather, finances, officials and more.

The database also incorporates a wealth of nation-specific details such as currency, tax rates, national team records, histories in major tournaments and so on. All of this information combines to create an accurate representation of 'real world' football within Football Manager.

Football Manager use a query-based system of checks and balances designed to ensure that there are no statistical outliers within any particular club, division, league or country.

In addition, each annual iteration of Football Manager has built-in algorithms which check for outliers and data discrepancies. Data accuracy is further ensured by input from contributors who are active within the professional game (players, agents etc.) who provide regular feedback.

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Sports Interactive (SI) is the world’s leading developer of football management simulations through the best-selling Football Manager series.

Created by football fans, for football fans, and available on computer, smartphone and tablet, Football Manager tops the charts in almost every country where football is played.

SI has ongoing relationships with some of the biggest names in professional football, including the Bundesliga, the League Managers Association, The EFL and many other leagues and national associations.

Tommy Doyle

Age: 17

Positions: DM/CM

Current ability: 90/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Ilkay Gundogan (160)

Jayden Braaf

Age: 16

Positions: AML/AMR

Current ability: 98/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Jose Callejon (158)

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Age: 17

Positions: CB

Current ability: 95/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Samuel Umtiti (159)

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Ben Knight

Age: 17

Positions: AMC/AMR

Current ability: 78/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Axel Witsel (159)

Oscar Bobb

Age: 15

Positions: RM/AML/AMR

Current ability: 74/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Dries Mertens (158)

Finley Burns

Age: 16

Positions: CB

Current ability: 70/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Stefan de Vrij (158)

Liam Delap

Age: 16

Positions: ST

Current ability: 71/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Edin Dzeko (158)

James McAtee

Age: 16

Positions: AMR/AMC/AMR

Current ability: 70/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Federico Bernardschi (158)

Gavin Bazunu

Age: 17

Positions: GK

Current ability: 72/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Kepa Arrizabalaga (158)

Pedro Porro (on loan at Real Valladolid)

Age: 19

Positions: RB/RWB/CM/RM/AMR

Current ability: 128/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Sergi Roberto (159)

Adria Bernabe

Age: 18

Positions: CM/AML/AMC

Current ability: 96/200

Potential ability: -8 (130-160)

Can become as good as: Arthur (159)

Felix Correia (on loan at AZ Alkmaar)

Age: 18

Positions: AMR/AMC/AML

Current ability: 100/200

Potential ability: -85 (140-170)

Can become as good as: Paulo Dybala (168)

Claudio Gomes (on loan at PSV)

Age: 19

Positions: DM

Current ability: 95/200

Potential ability: -85 (140-170)

Can become as good as: Thiago (167)

Morgan Rogers

Age: 17

Positions: AMR/AMC/AML/ST

Current ability: 100/200

Potential ability: -85 (140-170)

Can become as good as: Pierre-Emerck Aubameyang (169)

What do you make of this list?

And, who do you think will be the first of this bunch to break into the City first team?

The future certainly looks bright for Manchester City, if these youngsters can live up to their potential.