Liam Delap admitted he was “buzzing” after scoring a superb debut goal in Manchester City’s 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Bournemouth.
The 17-year-old son of former Stoke midfielder Rory put the holders ahead in Thursday’s third-round tie with a fine 18th-minute strike from just inside the box at the Etihad Stadium.
Delap said: “I was buzzing, obviously, to get the call up – it was a dream come true. To top it with a goal, I can’t ask for much more.
“I’ll probably be smiling for a couple of weeks.”
Despite falling behind to Delap’s effort, Bournemouth responded well and levelled within four minutes through Sam Surridge.
Guardiola was impressed by Delap’s first outing.
He said: “We see him in training and he scores a lot. He’s a striker we don’t have – strong and good in the air.
“We have a lot of confidence with him for the future.”
“It was a young team,” he said. “All of them played incredibly. It was good for us. The opponent was tough.
“I felt we deserved the victory. In the second half we were much better.”
“Hopefully it is not serious,” said Guardiola, who claimed he now has only 13 fit senior players for this weekend’s game against Leicester.
He said: “We are disappointed we have gone out of the cup but I’m pleased with the performance.
“We were brave and good in possession and caused Manchester City a few problems.
“It was testament to how we did in the game they brought on the likes of De Bruyne and Sterling.
“I didn’t feel they created too many clear-cut opportunities and felt we were a threat. I’m disappointed with losing the game.”
He said: “I felt it was a late challenge, a bad challenge, a heart-in-mouth-moment to see Trav stay down for some time.
“I was delighted he wasn’t hurt but it was difficult to see from where I was in terms of what card it should be.”
