Man City midfielder confirms he's joining Liverpool | OneFootball

A Manchester City midfielder has confirmed he's joining Liverpool.

It's a new rivalry. For decades it's the other side of Manchester that Liverpool have fought against. But the red side has now faded and it's City who have become the club's direct rivals for titles.

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Under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have turned into a machine. A machine that has stood in the way of Liverpool on countless occasions.

But that machine seems to be sputtering towards an end. Liverpool finished comfortably ahead of Guardiola's side last season and they have a good chance of doing the same again this time around.

Especially after beating City to some major signings, including for Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez, who were both wanted by Guardiola's side but favoured a move to Anfield.

Now there are even more things happening in Liverpool's favour.

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At academy level, Manchester City are still one of the most dominant sides in England. Liverpool however probably have a much better track-record of promoting their young talents into the first team.

Just take a look at the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley and Curtis Jones over the course of the last few years.

It's perhaps why City have lost some of their most promising young talents to Liverpool over the last year or so.

Last year, Liverpool confirmed a deal to sign Lucas Clarke from Manchester City. The defender made the switch to the Reds and has since become an U18 player after initially joining the U16 side.

Clarke's signing was a huge coup for the Reds. He's someone who is showing great potential already and could potentially be a future first team player if he continues his development.

Now following on from Clarke's example, Liverpool have landed another talented gem from Manchester City.

City's academy midfield sensation Lucas Alford confirmed on his Instagram account that he will be joining Liverpool. Wearing the club's training kit and signing terms with the Reds, Liverpool may have landed another massive coup.

Alford will be linking up with the club's U16 side and he's a very highly rated midfielder. He's captained City at youth levels and has caught the eye at several major youth tournaments over the last year.

He can play as a no.8 and as a holding midfielder as well. Alford will be joining an already very talented group at academy level that includes Joshua Abe, Erik Farkas and Vincent Joseph.

It's another wonderkid signing for Liverpool from their new rivals, and this is a trend that could follow with the pathway much clearer at the Reds than at City.