England's Georgia Stanway: 'It's been a whirlwind. I don't think it's real' | Suzanne Wrack

Manchester City forward left Barrow at 16 to pursue her dream and is the youngest member of Phil Neville’s World Cup squad

At 16 Georgia Stanway upped sticks to pursue football. “‘Not many people leave Barrow’ – that’s what’s said,” says the forward. But that is what it took. And now, at 20, she is the youngest member of Phil Neville’s squad for the World Cup. She is no shock inclusion nor is she along for the ride. Stanway is determined to feature and will likely get game time in France.

“Everything’s happened in a short space of time and it’s been hard for me to be able to manage my emotions because it’s all just been a whirlwind,” she says. “It’s hard for me to express how I feel because I don’t think it’s real. Sometimes I’ve got to pinch myself that I’m actually here and that I’m going to compete for England at a World Cup,” she adds while absentmindedly pinching the skin on her hand.

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