What happened...
Manchester City registered their third win of the Merit Group A stage thanks to a late turnaround at the Brockhall Training Ground of Blackburn Rovers.
U16 star Taylor Richards fired City into the lead after just 12 minutes, his third U18 Premier League goal in four days, following good link up play between Ed Francis and Matt Smith.
Blackburn were back in the match just minutes later as lone striker Brad Lynch hit home past Pawel Sokol before Ben Paton struck the second for the hosts midway through the second half.
City made a number of changes in the second period and it proved to be effective as substitute Tom Dele-Bashiru got the Blues back on level terms following good work from winger Rabbi Matondo.
The winner came in the dying moments as Richards scored his second of the day after more impressive play from Matondo.
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What it means...
Lee Carsley’s side have eleven points from six matches in the Merit Group A stage of the Premier League.
City welcome Liverpool to the City Football Academy next Saturday for their final fixture in this year’s U18 Premier League.
How they lined up...
Lee Carsley made a host of changes for City. Pawel Sokol took his place in goal.
Luke Bolton, usually a winger, started at right-back with Nathaniel Ogbeta and captain Joel Latibeaudiere in the centre with Ed Francis at left-back.
Iker Pozo sat at the base of the midfield behind Matt Smith and Taylor Richards while Benjamin Garre and Rabbi Matondo flanked central striker Lorenzo Gonzalez.
