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Pep Guardiola Hails 'Incredible' Eric Garcia After Manchester City Debut

Pep Guardiola said 17-year-old Eric Garcia was "incredible" in his competitive debut for Manchester City as they edged past Leicester City on penalties in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

The Spaniard started in the centre of defence alongside Nicolas Otamendi and was praised by his manager after the quarter-final encounter, per Dom Farrell of Goal:

"He was incredible. He has a lot, a lot, of personality. In the pre-season, in the United States, he was incredible. He commanded all the [defensive] line. He played against Liverpool and Bayern Munich, he was incredible. He had a tough injury and for two months he could not play with us.