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Chris Rigg has called his Sunderland teammate ‘a joke’ after his recent heroics. Chris Rigg has proven to be Sunderland’s latest success to emerge from the academy, following the likes of Anthony Patterson and Dan Neil. Despite only turning 16 years old last summer, the midfielder had already been promoted to the U21 side during the 2022-23 campaign. He went onto make his debut at 15 years old in January 2023 and has now established himself as a regular in the starting line-up. While Rigg appears to be a level above all the other U21 stars that he left behind, there is still some very exciting…

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