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Manchester City debut 'meant everything to me' - Phil Foden

MANCHESTER -- Manchester City youngster Phil Foden said "it meant everything" to him to make his first-team debut in the 1-0 Champions League victory over Feyenoord.

The Stockport-born midfielder, who turned 17 in May, became the club's youngest-ever Champions League player and the 35th youngest in the competition's history, when he replaced Yaya Toure in the 75th minute.

There has been plenty of excitement surrounding the teenager since his starring role at the Under-17 World Cup in October where he won the Golden Boy award for best player of the tournament after England's triumph.

Foden and 18-year-old Spanish forward Brahim Diaz, who was also used as a substitute in the win over Feyenoord, have been training with the first-team all season during their club-record run of 17 successive wins.