During the 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup fourth round, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was blown away by teenager Rico Lewis, saying the team is lucky to have him for many years to come.

The young right-back, who started in attack with Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez for the Reds, put on an all-action performance.

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Lewis has started and scored in the Champions League and has already made three substitute appearances in the Premier League this year, but following the victory on Thursday night, his star has never been higher.

‘Long, long time ago I didn’t see a performance like Rico Lewis, long long time ago,’ Guardiola told Sky Sports.

’18 years old, playing against Liverpool with the big stars up front.

‘The way he played with the ball and without the ball, we are incredibly lucky to have this player for the next decade, I’m pretty sure.

‘Hopefully the club can take him, because he was exceptional, the game he played was exceptional.’

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Manchester City rookie Rico Lewis makes history as City come from behind to complete their commanding Champions League group stage with a 3-1 defeat of Sevilla on Wednesday.

Rico Lewis scored his first goal for the team to mark his first senior start. While Riyad Mahrez and Argentina’s Julian Alvarez both scored, the night belonged to Lewis because Erling Haaland was again out due to injury.

Pep Guardiola made seven changes to his starting lineup despite the fact that City were already guaranteed to win Group G and Sevilla was guaranteed to finish third. At the Etihad Stadium, 17-year-old right-back Lewis took advantage of his chance.

In the 31st minute, Rafa Mir gave Sevilla the lead with a perfectly placed header past City’s backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.

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But Lewis, who was joined in the starting side by 20-year-old Cole Palmer, levelled in the 52nd minute when he ran onto a slide-rule pass by Alvarez and lashed home.

In doing so, Lewis, who is 17 years and 346 days old, broke the record held by Karim Benzema, who was 17 years and 352 days old when he scored for Lyon, to become the youngest player to score on their first start.

After being set up by an exquisite pass from substitute Kevin de Bruyne, Alvarez then displayed a cool finish to give City the lead in the 73rd minute. He took the ball around goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and fired into the top of the net.

Mahrez then sealed the victory with a clinical finish after another assist by Alvarez.

With 14 points, City took first place in the group, while Borussia Dortmund, who finished second, also advanced to the round of 16.

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