Manchester City’s senior stars watched some potential first-team players of the future hit back to draw with FA Youth Cup holders Chelsea in the first leg of the final.

Manuel Pellegrini’s first-team squad was out in force at the club’s Academy Stadium as City denied Chelsea, who are looking to win the trophy for the third time in a row and a fifth time in seven years, a lead to take back to Stamford Bridge for next Wednesday’s second leg.

City’s side had three players with first-team experience on show in midfielder Manu Garcia and defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Cameron Humphreys-Grant but it was Aaron Nemane who scored their spectacular equaliser to cancel out Mason Mount’s opener.