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Mikel Merino has compared 'unbelievable talent' Max Dowman to Lamine Yamal and claimed his Arsenal team-mates have challenged the youngster to get even better. Yamal‚ who is in the running for the Ballon d'Or‚ has taken the football world by storm ever since breaking into Barcelona's first team as a regular aged just 16 - the same age as Dowman. Merino won the World Cup with Spain this summer‚ with Yamal‚ now 19‚ a key part of the team. Yet‚ Merino views Dowman‚ who struck an impressive brace against Ipswich on Tuesday night in the Carabao Cup third round‚ in a similar light to his international team-mate.

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ISAAN KHAN AT PORTMAN ROAD: In the red half of Manchester‚ a 15-year-old child in JJ Gabriel is trying to force a way out of his club. It's a markedly different story in the red portion of London‚ Max Dowman‚ 16‚ lighting up Portman Road to further bolster his case of regularly breaking into the Arsenal first team. That is not a given‚ for the likes of World Cup winners Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi have yet to start in the Premier League this season‚ for example. Yet‚ Dowman is a mercurial talent‚ one who we'll see plenty of in the months ahead.

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The Iberians were dumped out cruelly as Arsenal's Mikel Merino came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner - but many felt Portugal had only themselves to blame. Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth World Cup ended in tears and intense criticism‚ manager Roberto Martinez has resigned‚ and Ruben Dias stormed out of a post-match interview.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed he will wake up tomorrow with no regrets after crashing out of his final World Cup following Portugal's late 1-0 defeat against Spain in the round of 16. The Portuguese superstar‚ 41‚ broke down in tears on the pitch after Mikel Merino's stoppage-time winner snatched victory for Spain in Dallas‚ calling an end to Ronaldo's historic World Cup career. Ronaldo‚ who is the only player in history to score at six World Cups‚ will now finish his glittering career without international football's greatest prize after confirming prior to Portugal's last-16 clash with Spain that this summer's tournament in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico would be his last.

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