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Borussia Dortmund whizkid Sancho matches England record of Man Utd icon Edwards

Borussia Dortmund whizkid Jadon Sancho matched an England record with his debut in last night's draw in Croatia.

He is the 10th-youngest international and not since Manchester United icon Duncan Edwards made his first appearance in white has a player played for the first time in a competitive game.

Edwards was 18 years and 183 days old when he played against Scotland, 63 years ago, while Sancho is just 18 days older than the tragic Manchester United star.

And former Manchester City midfielder Sancho, wearing No 22, almost set up a glorious winner as he beat his man on the right-hand side with some fantastic trickery.

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