 He made his Premier League debut for City during the 2006–07 season and went on to become somewhat of a first team regular.While with City he was an England youth international, for both the under-19 and under-21 teams.Several injury setbacks that started during the 2008–09 season hampered his progress and he went on to only make four appearances for City in his final five years of his contract, playing his final match in a League Cup tie against Scunthorpe United in 2009.