manchester city 's captain vincent kompany , manager manuel pellegrini and head of youth development patrick vieira were in attendance to watch the club 's under 18s side .
big-spending city , who have invested millions into ready-made first-team stars over the last few transfer windows , are often criticised for the lack of young players to come through their academy ranks .
so , it was reassuring to see kompany and pellegrini at the game on as city 's youngsters fall to a 3-1 defeat by chelsea in the fa youth cup final final first-leg .