Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has praised the impact of teenager Rico Lewis on their Treble triumph.

Khaldoon says Lewis' emergence is proof of the academy's success.

“We have a small group in terms of the squad. But also, we have shown in our Academy how we have produced the best team in England or the best teams in England over the last five, six years. Consistently. So, the talent is there," he told City's website.

“We have great players, great coaching staff, and that's producing players like Rico Lewis, like Cole Palmer and many others.

“And we have a first team coach in Pep Guardiola that gives young talent a chance, that has the courage and the open mindedness to bring them in, give them the opportunity and you have then great examples.

“Look at Rico Lewis at 18, he's given the opportunity and he grasps it and I'm very happy for him.

“I'm delighted for Rico, but I'm even more delighted for the Academy because it's showing us consistently that we are producing that sort of talent.

“And then we have a pathway for them. The ones that we see have a pathway towards the first team, they get the chance, they get the opportunities.

“I mean look at Phil Foden coming out from the Academy. He is the most decorated player today, probably in English football at his age.

“Look at the minutes he's played and look at the evolution from 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. We've been very careful in supporting Phil to get him to where he is today.

“And we'll do the same with Rico, we'll do the same with Cole, and we'll do the same with all the others."