And while City’s current crop of wonderkids haven’t won anything of note just yet, the writing is on the wall.
As the first-team reclaimed their Premier League crown last campaign, the club achieved an unprecedented treble as league titles were also secured at U23 and U18 level.
“You have the feeling that we have not just one or two potential players but many of them,” Guardiola excitedly exclaimed earlier in the season. “The academy gives them the right values to become good professional players and they have the talent.
“We have the feeling that we can count on them.”
With coronavirus seemingly more rife than ever before and City one of a number of sides feeling the effects of that, the time for club’s next generation may have arrived, albeit earlier than expected.
The future is bright. And it’s very much blue.