The 19-year-old Manchester-born midfielder has been at City since he was eight, progressing all the way through the ranks to this season take his place in Pep Guardiola‘s senior squad.
Having captained the Under-18s to Premier League success in 2022/23 and captured the public’s attention with his flair for outstanding goals, O’Reilly also stepped up to train with our first team stars consistently during that Treble-winning campaign.
He then featured on the bench in the Premier League towards the back end of 2023/24 before getting his first senior minutes on tour in the US.
Performances against some of the biggest names in world football convinced Guardiola to throw the teenager into his competitive debut - a Manchester derby in the Community Shield at Wembley.
In this conversation with hosts Liam Loftus and Nedum Onuoha, O’Reilly discusses that rise in detail before going on to delve into what makes him tick and what he would like to achieve in his career.
Laid back and confident, O’Reilly believes in his talent but understands the hard work still ahead of him.
This episode proves a fascinating insight into what it takes to break into a squad that has won it all in recent years.
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