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Man City’s Phil Foden and four other players to look out for from England’s U17 side

David Cooper

16:26 29/10/2017

England came from 2-0 down to beat Spain 5-2 and win the Under-17 World Cup to add to England’s success in this summer’s Under-20 World Cup.

Here, we look at some of the players who have been involved in this latest impressive tournament showing from an England youth outfit.

RHIAN BREWSTER

Age: 17, club: Liverpool, position: forward

Brewster followed up hat-tricks in both the quarter-final against the United States and the semi-final win over Brazil with England’s crucial first goal just before half-time in the final and his eight goals earned him the Golden Boot as tournament top scorer. He moved to Liverpool after being with Chelsea between the ages of seven and 14. Brewster is yet to make a first-team appearance but was an unused substitute for the Reds’ Premier League clash with Crystal Palace in April.

Brewster scores against Brazil in the semi-final

PHIL FODEN

Age: 17, club: Manchester City, position: midfielder

Foden scored twice in the final to wrap up the Golden Ball award as the player of the tournament, having shone in the semi-final and scored in the group stage. He has been with City since under-nine level and made the bench for last season’s home Champions League match against Celtic without getting on. Foden earned considerable praise from Pep Guardiola following his display in a friendly against Manchester United in Houston over the summer, with the City boss saying: “He’s a gift for us.”

England midfielder Phil Foden greets spectators after win over Spain

GEORGE McEACHRAN

Age: 17, club: Chelsea, position: midfielder

McEachran has been at Chelsea since the start of his under-eight year and helped them win the FA Youth Cup last season. He is the younger brother of Josh McEachran, who made 11 Premier League appearances for the Blues before joining his current side Brentford.

STEVEN SESSEGNON

Age: 17, club: Fulham, position: defender/midfielder

Another player with a well-known sibling in the game, Sessegnon is the twin brother of Fulham team-mate Ryan Sessegnon, the full-back who has already made over 30 appearances for the club and is an England Under-19 international. Steven overcame a shaky start to the final to set up England’s first two goals and clear a Spanish effort off the line. He made his Cottagers first-team debut in August, playing the full 90 minutes of a Carabao Cup victory against Wycombe.

Steven Sessegnon (R) in action for Fulham against Wycombe

JADON SANCHO

Age: 17, club: Borussia Dortmund, position: winger

Sancho scored three times in the group stage of this tournament but was not involved thereafter having been called back by Dortmund, whom he joined from Manchester City on transfer deadline day in August for £8million. Wearing the number seven shirt at the German side that was previously in the possession of Ousmane Dembele, he made his Bundesliga debut last weekend, coming on as a late substitute in a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Jadon Sancho on the ball during the group stages

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