‘Future is bright’, ‘Keep it up’ – Man City Fans react to Carlos Borges’ ‘Crazy’ stats this season

Manchester City prospect Carlos Borges is quickly becoming one of the most exciting talents around at the Etihad Stadium.

Born in 2004, the 18-year-old winger is blessed with pace and skill who can play on both sides and absolutely loves rinsin full-backs.

He has been at City for eight years and has recovered well from suffering a broken metatarsal prior to the 2020/23 campaign.

It’s a fabulous start for Manchester City EDS in the UEFA Youth League, where they got off to a perfect start with a 5-1 thrashing away at Sevilla, one they’ll be hoping continues.

The goals came Carlos Borges, Adedire Mebude and Will Dickson. Carlos Borges netted a hat-trick on the day with Mebude and Dickson scoring the other two goals.

Borges took home the match-ball and Man of the Match award. Incredibly, the 18-year-old has 59 goal contributions (32 goals and 27 assists) in 53 games for the youth sides since 2020.

Carlos Borges now has 7 goals in six games for the Manchester City’s EDS squad so far this season, while also contributing to three assists.

🔵 7 Appearances
⚽️ 6 Goals (Ft. 1 Hat-Trick)
🅰️ 3 Assists

Carlos Borges (18) is off to a flyer for #ManCity‘s academy this season. 🔥🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/t1j85xGNRL

— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) September 6, 2022

This post then gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters, who were not shy in sharing their thoughts on this Carlos Borges’ ‘crazy’ stats.

Here are some of the reactions from fans below:

“Future is bright.”
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“Is he the next big thing at the EDS? Drop some names.”
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“him & Mebude are the real deal.”
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“Fighting his way into the first team.”
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“Keep it up and he should start to catch Peps eye!.”
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“Pep should be integrating this kid into the starting 11, he’s got the flair that we lack up front.”
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“This is what I mean when I say we should keep academy players and develop them instead of investing in them. Just think of him under Pep’s management he can become a real beast.”
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“Southampton FC is waiting”
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“Don’t let this kid go! just like Edozie and Lavia he is also a big talent. He deserves chances in the 1st team this season! Can see him being our striker in the future if given the chances.”
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