We are talking about Liam Delap, son of the mythical Rory Delap, a footballer who became world famous for his huge throw-ins at Stoke City. At only 17 years old, the young Liam will make his competitive debut for Manchester City's first team
Manchester City will open their EFL Cup campaign against Bournemouth, with youngster Liam Delap, just 17 years old, in their starting eleven. But who is Liam Delap? Well, he is the son of Rory Delap.
The name Rory Delap may not be world-famous, but it rings a bell with everyone, and no one knows exactly why. Rory, capped 6 times by Ireland, has played for Derby County, Southampton, Sunderland and Stoke City, among others.
He hung up his boots at Burton Albion in 2014. Now, almost seven years later, his son Liam will make his competitive debut for Manchester City, a club he joined a year ago from Derby County. Like father, like son.
But his time has passed, and now he has passed the baton to his son, who is said to be a more than competent striker. And he must be, because Pep Guardiola has put his trust in him to start against Bournemouth in the EFL Cup. We will see what he is capable of.