Nigeria prospect Sam Edozie is set to make his competitive debut for Manchester City against Wilfred Ndidi and Dan Amartey’s Leicester City in the Community Shield on Saturday.
Edozie was among the players who impressed Pep Guardiola during City's pre-season training with a goal in each of the three friendly matches he played in.
The 18-year-old joins Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez and Ferran Torres to lead Manchester City’s attack at Wembley.
He will be looking to secure his first win and silverware on his maiden outing with the first team.
Edozie joined City from Millwall at the age of 16 in 2019 and he is also a member of the team that clinched the 2020 FA Youth Cup.
After that, he made appearances for Man City U23s and U18s last season and both went on to win their respective league titles.
Born in England to Nigerian parents, the teenage winger is still eligible to play for either the Three Lions or the Super Eagles on the international scene.
For Leicester City, Ghana’s Amartey and Nigeria’s Ndidi are included in the starting XI while Kelechi Iheanacho and Zambia’s Patson Daka are starting on the bench.
In the absence of the African duo up front, Brendan Rodgers opted for the services of Jamie Vardy, Harvey Barnes and James Maddison as his front three.
Iheanacho was one of the top scorers in the Foxes set-up last season with 19 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions, while Daka dominated the goalscoring charts in Austria before his permanent move to the King Power Stadium this summer with 27 goals in 28 Bundesliga matches in the 2020-21 campaign.
Following his impressive performances in their friendly games against Preston North End, Barnsley and Blackpool, Guardiola described Edozie as an "incredible" young player during the week.
"As a young talent, having a special quality, a guy who gets to the box with the intention to score a goal - it's so important for wingers,” Guardiola said.
"He's an incredible, young player with good pace.
“But we have to be patient with him. He had minutes and played good and this is important.”