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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium

Joy for Rico Lewis as Manchester City recover to see off Sevilla

Rico Lewis celebrates his equaliser.
Rico Lewis celebrates his equaliser. Photograph: MB Media/Getty Images

Rico Lewis should long remember a first ever Manchester City start because the boy from Bury fired in a sparkling equaliser on his full debut to become the second-youngest Englishman at 17 years old and 346 days to score in the Champions League.

Lewis, on the books at the club since he was eight, followed this with a hand-over-mouth celebration that suggested shock at registering. The goal teemed with intent, rifled in from close range, and was precisely what City needed on an evening when they struggled to burn along on all cylinders as they often do.

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