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VIDEO: A 17-year-old Riyad Mahrez shows off his silky skills
Published 12:34 25 Jan 2016 GMT
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Before this season, not many football fans knew the name Riyad Mahrez.
The narrative around the Algerian international is that he was a late bloomer who the big clubs all missed out because of his lack of promise as a youngster. But a video from 2008 tells a different story, as it shows a then-17-year-old Mahrez controlling the ball with incredible ease and looking every bit the player who has taken the Premier League by storm over the last few months. https://youtu.be/jZ_pxJSkLScExplore more on these topics:
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