James McAtee pays tribute to tragic pal George Baldock as Man City star scores dramatic late double in England U21s win

JAMES McATEE saluted his matchwinning precocious treble for England Under-21s with a tribute to tragic pal George Baldock.

The Manchester City winger said it successful words beforehand and did it successful deeds aft sealing a comeback 2-1 triumph implicit Ukraine successful a Euro qualifiers.

The starlet played alongside the erstwhile Greece defender, who was found dormant astatine his home connected Wednesday, during 2 indebtedness spells for Sheffield United.

And aft 2 good finishes for the Young Lions, McAtee peeled up his garment to uncover a achromatic apical with the words "GB 2 REST EASY BROTHER X".

Ahead of kick-off the 21-year-old had posted: "I emotion you to bits brother, convey you for looking aft maine and besides convey you for the memories that we shared together.

"Thoughts spell retired to your astonishing family. Special player, peculiar teammate, peculiar person."

On the transportation it looked arsenic though the Young Lions would acquisition the aforesaid destiny arsenic the elder broadside the erstwhile nighttime arsenic Dynamo Kyiv defender Taras Mykhavko enactment Ukraine up connected 70 minutes astatine the sold-out Vitality Stadium.

But McAtee, who has made conscionable 1 Premier League quality for City this season, saved the time with a ferocious onslaught into the apical country connected 88 minutes.

He past wrapped things up by firing successful a fierce, debased thrust for the victor 2 minutes aboriginal to springiness Pep Guardiola immoderate nutrient for thought pursuing his first-ever City extremity against Slovan Bratislava a week ago.

The defending champions are present two-points down Group F leaders Ukraine with 1 lucifer to play against Azerbaijan adjacent Tuesday, portion the table-toppers volition instrumentality connected Serbia.

England were successful the driving spot for astir of the crippled with Ipswich’s Omari Hutchinson being teed up by Aston Villa’s Jaden Philogene, but blazing implicit the bar.

The champion accidental of the first-half came 23 minutes successful erstwhile McAtee stung the hands of an onrushing Ruslan Neshcheret with a rasping, close-range shot.

After the break, the Young Lions had a occurrence lit successful their bellies with Neshcheret tipping a rocket onslaught from Delap implicit the barroom earlier McAtee fired 1 agonisingly wide moments later.

England were wasteful successful beforehand of extremity though and scuppered different peach of a accidental arsenic Philogene broke escaped successful beforehand of extremity but fired consecutive astatine Neshcheret.

The hosts shirked their antiaircraft duties and Kostiantyn Vivcharenko astir poked 1 location earlier Jack Hinshelwood cleared the danger.

England should person seen the informing signs arsenic Mykhavko headed location aft an inch-perfect country from Oleh Ocheretko with half-an-hour to go.

The hosts were handed a aureate accidental to get backmost successful it erstwhile Maksym clattered into McAtee connected the borderline of the container earlier the City winger equalised and deed the winner.