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From League One to Champions League - Rogers' rapid rise

It's 3 October 2023 and Morgan Rogers has found himself in an all-too familiar situation.

The young attacking midfielder is sitting on the bench at the Riverside Stadium, watching his Middlesbrough team-mates take on Cardiff City in the Championship.

Seven games into the new season and Michael Carrick's Boro side are winless and struggling, as is Rogers. He doesn't know it yet, but this is the fifth of 12 consecutive league matches he will start on the bench.

Fast forward 365 days and Rogers helps Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in their first Champions League home match in 42 years.