Manchester City's 16-year-old debutant Kaden Braithwaite has joined Paul Simpson on the list of the club's youngest-ever players.

Defender Braithwaite became the Premier League champions' third youngest first-team player when he was given his first senior outing by Pep Guardiola this week.

Braithwaite was 16 years and 229 days old when he started against Watford in City's 2-1 Carabao Cup third round victory.

But he was not quite young enough to overtake former Carlisle United boss Simmo on the City shortlist.

Simpson remains the club's second youngest first-team player of all time, the Carlisle-born winger having made his Citizens debut aged just 16 years and 68 days when he played against Coventry City in 1982.

The record is held by Glyn Pardoe who was only 15 years and 314 days old when he played for the club against Birmingham City in April 1962.

Braithwaite overtakes Karim Rekik, Tommy Caton, Tony Towers, Rony Lopes, Brahim Diaz, Howard White and Andy May in City's top ten youngest players.

Liam Delap, son of the former Carlisle United star Rory, is 25th on City's all-time youngest list. He now plays for Ipswich Town. Phil Foden is the 23rd youngest.

Paul Simpson joined City as a schoolboy and played for the first team from 1982 to 1988, before spells at Oxford United, Derby County, Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall, Blackpool, Rochdale and Carlisle, ending his playing days at the latter during his first managerial reign.

Braithwaite lined up alongside stars such as Kyle Walker, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku and Foden in the mdiweek game at the Etihad Stadium.