Micah Hamilton stated he had been left struggling for phrases following his goalscoring debut for Manchester City within the Champions League.
Once a ball-boy with the English giants, the 20-year-old seized his likelihood after supervisor Pep Guardiola made a number of modifications to the group for Wednesday’s concluding ‘dead’ group-stage match away to Red Star Belgrade.
Hamilton opened the scoring within the first half with a advantageous strike and in addition secured a late penalty as holders City received 3-2 to finish Group G with six wins from six.
“I don’t even know what to say,” City academy graduate Hamilton instructed the membership’s web site.
“I started just trying to ease into the game and then the moment came and I just took the opportunity. I didn’t know what to do to celebrate!
“It’s not even sunk in yet. I’m just taking it all in. It’s amazing.”
Manchester-born Hamilton joined City on the age of 9.
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Injuries delayed his entry into the primary group however Hamilton confirmed his class in Belgrade alongside fellow academy ‘graduates’ Rico Lewis and Oscar Bobb, the scorer of City’s second objective.
“I’ve played with (Rico) right through the age groups and now to be doing it on the big stage is something mad,” stated Hamilton.
“And the same with Oscar.
“Two top players. To have them there by my side felt so good.
“The academy system is top at City and especially when you train with the first team day to day, you improve every day. They make you feel comfortable and welcome and I just felt myself on the pitch.
“I’m just going to keep my head down, keep working and hopefully chances will come.”
Hamilton and Bobb gave City a 2-0 lead earlier than Hwang In-beom pulled a objective again for Red Star.
Kalvin Phillips, making a uncommon begin, restored City’s two-goal benefit with an Eighty fifth-minute penalty earlier than Aleksandar Katai headed in a late comfort for the hosts.
This was Phillips’ first objective for City since his transfer from Leeds final yr.
There has been hypothesis the England midfielder may go away through the January switch window, with Guardiola saying: “I don’t know what is going to happen. Now he is here. There are a lot of games until the end of January, hopefully he can help us.”
