THE half spaces have become football's most fertile ground thanks to Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. Here's why.

Pen pics of Manchester City's backroom staff.

MANCHESTER CITY are looking for a new Under-23 coach as they revamp roles in their Academy.

MANCHESTER CITY have hired video analyst Piet Cremers after he impressed during his 18 month spell with partner club NAC Breda.

MANCHESTER CITY Academy manager Jason Wilcox admits something ‘unbelievable’ has to happen in order for teenagers to make it into the first team at the club.

MANCHESTER CITY chief executive Ferran Soriano admits there is “much more to do” to bridge the gap between the club’s Academy and first team.

WEST BROM are the tallest side in the Premier League this season, with Manchester City the smallest.

NEW Manchester City Academy boss Jason Wilcox says challenging players will be more important than winning on his watch.

EDDIE JONES' Q&A at Soccerex was as intense and stimulating as one of the his coaching sessions. Read and listen to it here.

JORDI CRUYFF insists Pep Guardiola is still continuing his father’s legacy despite his record with homegrown players at Manchester City.

THE exit of Manchester City's brightest prospect seriously undermines their claims that youth would be given a platform this season.

WEST HAM's Joe Hart has the worst distribution performance of any goalkeeper in the Premier League this season, according to exclusive analysis conducted by the World in Motion agency.

MANCHESTER CITY Academy director Mark Allen has been named as the new Director of Football at Glasgow Rangers.

WEST BROM won the Premier League fitness title in 2016/17, with the lowest number of significant injuries and days lost to injury.

PEP GUARDIOLA has warned he is again unlikely to introduce many academy players to the Manchester City first team next season, blaming the competitiveness of the youth league they play in.

MANCHESTER CITY have been banned from signing Academy players for two years after being found guilty of tapping-up two schoolboys.