The Academy star was influential throughout the game with City securing the win that took Pep Guardiola’s side back up to fourth.

After Kevin De Bruyne’s free-kick, it was McAtee’s cross that created the chance for Omar Marmoush to dispatch the equaliser in the first-half.

Nine minutes after Mateo Kovacic swept home the strike to put us ahead, the no.87 latched onto Ederson’s pinpoint long ball and took the ball around Dean Henderson before passing the ball into the net.

Nico O’Reilly capped off the scoring late on and McAtee couldn’t have been happier to score on his first Premier League start for City.

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“I’ve said in my previous interview that I should’ve scored more and I’m quite frustrated with that but I’ve scored on my first start for City so I’ll take it.

“We all know how good he [Ederson] is with his long range passing, so I saw a gap and leaned around a little bit and I think I missed the first touch and then the second one was through the legs and it was a nice goal.”

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