The young winger starred in Wednesday’s UEFA Youth League Group C opener against Shakhtar Donetsk, involved in all three goals to hand his side all three points.
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Braaf was also unfortunate not to write his own name onto the scoresheet too, striking the crossbar in the second half, but the teenager believes his influential display marks a sign of things to come.
“I’m so happy to win this game,” he reflected. “It was a good game – we played well.
“It was one of my best games and I’m happy I gave two assists.
“The coach told the team before the game: ‘Play to Jayden and let him go.’
“I’m good on one-v-ones and I like the responsibility.
“It’s the beginning!”
Having missed much of the 2018/19 campaign through injury, Braaf asserted his woes are behind him.
The 17-year-old also revealed he has learned a lot from fellow wingers Sane and Sterling, having trained alongside the first-team to gain further valuable experience.
“It feels so good to be back now,” he admitted. “I’m working hard. I need to keep going.
“The injury was very bad and I missed the Euros as well. I was working hard to be back and I’m back now.
“I came to City because they said I have a chance to make my first-team debut if I work hard.
“I’ve trained with the first-team and it was good to play with the big players.
“I learned to play simple but play quicker. You can learn from them. I learned a lot from Sterling and Sane. I’m happy they play for this Club.
“I prefer to play on the left wing but I can play both.”
City were left frustrated in last season’s UEFA Youth League campaign, missing out on progression to the knock-out stages.
The previous year, the young Blues had reached the semi-finals but were edged out in a nine-goal thriller by eventual winners Barcelona.
Asked how far he feels his side can go this term, Braaf believes City have what it takes to emulate the 2017/18 achievement.
“We’re a good team,” he added. “If we can play like this in every game, we can go far in the competition.”
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