Pep Guardiola adds son of Liverpool legend to his Manchester City roster
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Pep Guardiola has summoned three Manchester City young talents to train with the first team ahead of its clash against Brighton, including the son of a former Liverpool star.
In the wake of a disheartening 2-0 home loss to Tottenham, the Spanish manager has called upon Reigan Heskey, Ryan McAidoo, and Divine Mukasa for Sunday's match.
It's no mystery whose illustrious footsteps 17-year-old Reigan will be treading in, should he make his Premier League debut for City.
The left winger is indeed the son of Emile Heskey: the formidable forward who earned 62 England caps and played a pivotal role in Liverpool's legendary treble cup victory in 2001 under Gerard Houllier, when the Reds clinched the FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup.
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Reigan is the second son of the former Leicester, Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa, and Bolton striker, whose oldest son, Jaden, 19, is also part of Manchester City's squad.
Reigan found the back of the net in a 3-1 triumph for City's U21s over West Ham on Friday.
The former Three Lions hero was in attendance when the U21s thrashed Oldham 5-1 in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night, with Jaden featuring, but Reigan was absent due to his call-up.
Emile Heskey won several trophies at Liverpool
His team-mate Mukasa, 18, was the only young player of the trio to be involved with the first team over the summer, after Guardiola opted not to include any academy players in the Club World Cup squad.
With four fresh signings and a manager already voicing dissatisfaction with his squad's size, the academy lads missed their usual chance to impress during preseason.
However, this changed when Mukasa joined the squad for City's sole preseason friendly in Palermo
Reigan Heskey featured at this year's U17 Euros