Manchester City U18s were beaten by Liverpool for the second time in a week on Tuesday in their final league game of the season.
Just five days after a valiant City side lost on penalties to Liverpool in the FA Youth Cup final, they hosted their rivals again at the CFA.
But just like last week, it was Liverpool who left with the victory, leaving City in eighth place in the U18 Premier League with 29 points from 22 games.
City u18s lined up with a more youthful side than the one that was beaten last week, with Rowan McDonald and Nabil Touaizi the only players remaining from the Youth Cup final. D'Margio Wright-Phillips, Henri Ogunby and Nathanael Ogbeta were also brought in.
However, an early goal from Jack Bearne - set up by former City player Bobby Duncan - settled the game.
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Meanwhile, City's EDS side beat Swansea 3-1 on Monday to finish their season in style, with much of the Youth Cup final team starting at the higher age bracket.
An own goal followed by strikes from Lorenzo Gonzalez and Nabil Touaizi sealed the win at the CFA which saw City end the Premier League 2 season in seventh place on 30 points.
Alpha Dionkou, Tommy Doyle, Jeremie Frimpong and Adria Bernabe started for the U23s after featuring in the Youth Cup final.
City finish the season with the U18 Premier League Cup trophy to go with runners up medals in the FA Youth Cup.
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