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Teen starlet Foden breaks Champions League record with Man City start

Phil Foden has broken a Champions League record as the teenage sensation was selected to start Manchester City's clash against Basel.

With City defending a comfortable 4-0 lead at the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola has taken the opportunity to rotate his ranks in the second leg.

And one of the new faces given the chance to shine is Foden who, at 17, makes his eighth appearance of the season.

Foden in turn becomes the youngest Englishman ever to start a Champions League knockout game, taking the record from a player formerly of City's biggest rivals.

Kieran Richardson had previously set the mark when he played for Manchester United in March 2003 at 18, curiously enough also against Basel.