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Manchester City are at it again. Six years on from Phil Foden showcasing his talents when England won the Under 17 World Cup in India, Joel Ndala is the name worth noting as the Young Lions played the final group game of this edition in Indonesia.

England lost 2-1 against a Brazil team that, unlike them, had not yet secured qualification for the knockout stages. 

Yet the beauty of this tournament is it guarantees a glimpse into the future of English football regardless of the result and, unfortunately for their Premier League rivals, Friday's positivity came from those belonging to the City stable.

Ndala, the 17-year-old right-footed left winger from the same parish as Foden, performed like a player obsessed with the idea of embarrassing his opposition full back. Brazil’s Pedro Lima can only have left the Jakarta International Stadium wondering what he did to deserve such torment after 90 minutes of footballing hell.

Yet he is not the first full back to receive this ruthless treatment from the Manchester-born Ndala, nor will he be the last. City’s young prospect was mesmerising down the left as he won a penalty and scored it himself in this slender loss, which saw England top Group C ahead of defending champions Brazil on goal difference.