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‘Aguero replacement’: Some Manchester City fans think 18-year-old is the next big thing

A number of Manchester ♌City fan🍷s have taken to Twitter to laud Liam Delap’s latest sensational performance for the Citizens Under-23s.

The 18-yea𒅌r-old academy striker has been in sensational form this season, with a staggering 30 goals and six assists in 27 appearances at age and senior level.

Delap’s efforts have helped City win t﷽he Premier League 2 title this term. finishing 12 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea in the table.

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League 2
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The striking sensation scored his third hat-trick of the season on Friday afternoon as Enzo🅺 Maresca’s charges saw the season ou༺t with a 6-1 hammering of Tottenham Hotspur.

Delap opened the scoring midway through the first ha🍸lf, running on to a James McAtee through-ball before slotting underneath Thimothee Lo-Tutala.

He then doubled his tally🦩 a mi⛦nute later, curling home from 10 yards out, before Cole Palmer got in on the action to make it three for the visitors.

Palmer capitalised on a mistake at the back for his second and ✨City’s fourth, and Delap capped off his hat-trick with a superb strike from 18 yards out.

Although Dane 🍰Scarlett pulled a goal back for Spurs, Romeo Lavia got on the scoresheet to restore City’s five-goal lead.

And while every one of the City plཧayers and coaches can be pleased with their heroics this season, there was special praise for Del𝕴ap.

Here’s what some fans have been saying about the prodigious young marksman: