Manchester City will play the opening game of their 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign on Tuesday night as Pep Guardiola's side face Sevilla.
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Liam Delap had a 'gut feeling' that he should join Stoke City on loan, despite the Manchester City striker having plenty of other clubs interested in his services.
Delap, 19, has sealed a season-long loan to Stoke, where his dad Rory is a club hero and one of the current first team coaches. Delap Jr grew up around the Bet365 Stadium when his dad played for the Potters, and says that familiarity was part of his reasons for joining the Potters.
Outlining his aims for the season, Delap said that he decided to trust his gut when picking Stoke over his other options, and is eager to get started and score some goals in his first loan away from City.
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"It's a brilliant feeling, I've known and been around this club for a long time," he said. "To finally get this deal over the line, I'm buzzing and can't wait to get started.
"I felt in my gut, I've always gone with my gut and you can't really go against that. I've chosen Stoke with my gut. I really liked [the manager, Martin O'Neill's] ideas for me as a footballer to improve. He's a good man so I really liked what he had to say.
"It's important being a young player, at my age, improvement is one of the most important things."
While father Rory will be one of Liam's new coaches, the striker says there was no pressure to pick Stoke from his dad.
"No, he just left it down to me didn't say too much," Liam said.
"He said go with how I'm feeling. He left it down to me. He's been through it, knows how it goes and helps me and gives me lots of advice in my career to help me do the best I can."
Discussing his time at City so far, and his hopes for the season at Stoke, Delap said he
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