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David McDonnell

Rico Lewis' rise at Man City down to Thai boxing champion father who wasn't football fan

Rico Lewis has turned his father into a football fan after making his breakthrough at Manchester City.

Lewis, 18, has been a revelation this season, since scoring on his first start for City in a 3-1 Champions League win over Sevilla in November. Since then, Lewis has made five further starts for City and is expected to keep his place for tomorrow's visit of Wolves to the Etihad Stadium.

His father, Rick Lewis, is a two-time British Thai boxing champion who owns a gym in north Manchester, where Rico built up the strength that has made him such a formidable competitor.

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