What happened...
Jadon Sancho’s hat-trick ensured Manchester City extended their unbeaten run in this season’s U18 Premier League with a 5-2 victory over Wolves.
Lorenzo Gonzalez added another two to see Lee Carsley’s men maintain their excellent form at the Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground.
City found themselves in the rare position of being behind within a few minutes after Wolves winger Ryan Giles fired past Aro Muric.
That inspired them into action however and Jadon Sancho scored in the 17th minute to bring City back on level terms.
Lorenzo Gonzalez put City in the lead just over ten minutes later before Sancho added his second to give City a comfortable lead at half-time.
After a quiet start to the second half, Sancho completed another exceptional performance by scoring his hat-trick.
A consolation from Wolves striker Jordan Allan was not enough to threaten City’s grip on the match and Lorenzo Gonzalez made sure of the points in the final few minutes..
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What it means...
City stay top of the Under-18 Premier League, with 43 points from 17 games.
The Blues are back in action at the City Football Academy for the U18 Premier League clash with Newcastle United on Saturday 28 January (11am).
How they lined up...
Aro Muric remained in goal for Lee Carsley’s side.
Colin Rosler, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ed Francis and Jeremie Frimpong were the defence ahead of Muric’s goal.
Iker Pozo sat behind Matt Smith and Phil Foden in central midfield while Luke Bolton and Jadon Sancho flanked central striker Lorenzo Gonzalez.
Subs: Sokol, Ogbeta, Richards, Dele-Bashiru, Poveda
