Man City's next big thing who is smashing it at academy level is son of Liverpool legend

One of Manchester City's top academy players is actually the son of a Liverpool legend.

Over the years, City have played a part in producing some of Europe's best players, including the likes of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Michael Olise.

Currently, one player is starting to catch the eyes of fans around the country.

17-year-old Reigan Heskey, son of former Liverpool and England star Emile Heskey, has produced some impressive performances at youth level.

So far this season, the forward has managed 24 goals and seven assists in 31 matches across all competitions.

Reacting on social media, one fan said: "The next generation might just be cooking."

Another tweeted: "How is it that every decent footballers son makes it, whats the science behind it??"

A third fan added: "He will be better than his father. That is a huge win for the father."

Someone else wrote: "Quick feet…reminds me of Doku."

A fifth commented: "His ceiling is so high - performed better than O'Reilly when I saw him."

Another fan said: "I’ve seen enough to know that he’ll make it."

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👀 Emile Heskey's son, Reigan, has been making good progress in the Man City academy this season. 📈

He is 18-years-old and is a forward. 🪄 pic.twitter.com/ZWxvBTKDp8

— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 27, 2025

Speaking about Reigan last year, former England man Emile said to talkSPORT: "He's probably a little bit more trickier than me. Probably not as quick as me, but he'll argue.

"Nah, they're both doing fantastic, both different players. But the younger one's doing great right now, and he's having his time. I love watching them, to be honest with you. From a young age, I always said that I would just be the dad. I wouldn't be the one that would be dictating anything they're doing."

When asked about older brother Jaden, he said: "Jaden's a forward but plays in midfield as well.

"So he's been playing number eight at this moment in time, and he's doing well as well. Real box-to-box engine. He has a little trick in him as well, but he's more of a team player."