Angel Gomes admits he has been on a "difficult" journey since leaving Manchester United but believes his England call-up four years later "makes it all worth it".The 24-year-old Lille winger received his first senior England call-up alongside fellow uncapped players Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White and Tino Livramento in Lee Carsley's first squad as interim boss.In May 2017, at 16 years and 263 days, Gomes became the youngest player to play for United since Duncan Edwards in 1953 and the first p

Angel Gomes admits he has been on a "difficult" journey since leaving Manchester United but believes his England call-up four years later "makes it all worth it".The 24-year-old Lille winger received his first senior England call-up alongside fellow uncapped players Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White and Tino Livramento in Lee Carsley's first squad as interim boss.In May 2017, at 16 years and 263 days, Gomes became the youngest player to play for United since Duncan Edwards in 1953 and the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Premier League, but he left the club in July 2020 and headed for France.Gomes was then sent on loan to Boavista in Portugal before making his mark in Ligue 1.He told a press conference: "When I left (Manchester United) it was more the idea to better myself as a player and person, being (on) the journey I went through I knew eventually I'd be able to create a pathway to be in this position I'm in now."It was difficult leaving the club I was in since six (yea