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Joey Barton tells talkSPORT: England will be gutted at missing out on Ben Woodburn - he's at a higher level than Gareth Bale at 17

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Joey Barton believes England will be gutted at missing out on Ben Woodburn, claiming the Liverpool starlet is BETTER than Gareth Bale was at 17.

Woodburn scored a stunning goal just four minutes into his international debut for Wales on Saturday night to earn the Dragons a crucial 1-0 win over Austria in their World Cup qualifying clash.

The 17-year-old, who became Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer last year when he netted against Leeds United in the League Cup, was born and raised in Chester and attended a training camp with the England schoolboys team but qualifies to play for Wales through his maternal grandfather.