MANCHESTER — On a crisp September afternoon in the city’s north, where rainclouds usually roll in and Premier League dreams take shape, Manchester City’s U19s delivered a performance against Napoli’s youth that was less a forecast and more a bold proclamation: the future of European football may already be written in City blue. With a 2-0 victory at Joie Stadium, this latest batch of City hopefuls paired tactical maturity with breathtaking technical skill—an ominous warning to rivals that Manchester City’s academy is not just producing players, but cultivating a collective ethos that could soon redefine the continent’s game.