Josh Wilson-Esbrand made his second Champions League appearance for Manchester City last night, after his exit from West Ham as a youngster.
The teenager has been making big waves at The Etihad, and last night, he was handed a huge opportunity by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
The 19-year-old came on as a 70th minute substitute for City in place of Sergio Gomez.
Josh Wilson-Esbrand left West Ham United to join Manchester City back in 2019.
Had David Moyes been in charge at the time rather than Manuel Pellegrini, perhaps the Scot would have made more of an effort to do so.
The Hammers failed to offer Joshua Wilson-Esbrand a professional deal back in the summer of 2019. Manchester City swooped in and the rest is history.
The 19-year-old left-back is a real talent and he was actually very highly rated at the London Stadium.
West Ham took their time offering him a professional contract, however, failed to move fast enough and eventually lost him to Manchester City.
At the time it was very annoying, considering the youngster’s undeniable talent. And now, it seems as whole lot worse…
Josh Wilson-Esbrand makes another Champions League appearance for Manchester City
The teenager was introduced for Manchester City against Sevilla last night, and once again looked extremely comfortable playing at the very highest level.
The left-back looks like the real deal already.
Considering the fact that Aaron Cresswell will be 33 before the end of the year, it’s a real shame that West Ham didn’t keep hold of Wilson-Esbrand to be his future successor.
If Pep is playing him in Champions League games, he is obviously good enough. The City boss has no interest in sending him out on loan either (Si).
Losing our best talents to other English clubs is something that really shouldn’t be happening at West Ham.
Josh Wilson-Esbrand will undoubtedly go on to be a star for Manchester City.
And Hammers fans will be watching his development very closely indeed over the next few years.
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