Wales youth international Rhys Thomas, 17, won’t be a name City fans are overly familiar with. A full back who can operate on either flank, he’s made six appearances in the Under-18 Premier League this season.
The expectation is that he will become a regular in that academy side next year and he did his chances no harm when asked to participate with the first team a few months back.
Thomas, who has recently signed a new contract at City, found himself up against Doku and the Belgian is said to have failed to jink his way past Thomas throughout the session. Doku’s teammates found this particularly amusing.