While all the focus on Saturday was on the arrival of Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor at the City of Manchester Stadium, young David Ball was showing that there is plenty of firepower in reserve.

The prolific striker hit a brace for the second friendly in succession as Glyn Hodges’ team recorded a 3-0 win.

Defender Clayton McDonald grabbed the other as the second string made it two out of two in pre-season. The team is next in action at Wrexham on Saturday.