Coach Ilkay Gundogan , Man City star leads training

Ilkay Gundogan begins his journey to achieve his UEFA Coaching badges, taking a session with the Academy U16 s and passing his knowledge and experience as an elite footballer. The Manchester City midfielder put our Under16 squad through their paces at the City Football Academy, where he ran a session alongside Lead Coach Darren Hughes and his assistant, Alan Wright. Gundogan, who has expressed an interest in embarking on a coaching career once he retires from playing, put on a possession exercise for the youngsters as he passed on his expertise to the next generation of talent at the Club. It was fun, he told I enjoyed it a lot. The boys were very cooperative. They met me for the first time, so its more difficult. We have to get to know each other first, but I think it went really well. It was fun, I enjoyed it and Ill definitely come back soon. Afterwards, Gundogan added to the experience by taking part in a twotouch competition and crossbar challenge with the squad, to complete