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title: "City’s Roberts missed out on England place to New York City star"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Man City News"
published: "2017-10-06T12:41:19Z"
modified: "2017-10-06T12:41:19Z"
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# City’s Roberts missed out on England place to New York City star

Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed that Manchester City youngster Patrick Roberts missed out on a place in the England U21s side because of Jack Harrison.

[The Evening Times](https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15580430.England_Under_21_boss_admits_Celtic_s_Patrick_Roberts_lost_out_to_New_York_starlet/) report that the Roberts, who’s currently out on loan at Celtic, missed out due to the emergence of Harrison, who has impressed playing over in the [MLS](https://readussoccer.com/).

![Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2017/10/854828860.jpg)

Harrison has played a key role for Patrick Viera’s side, who are one of Manchester City’s sister clubs, but was a surprise call-up to the squad.

The 20-year-old was formerly a youngster at [Manchester United](https://readmanutd.com/) but moved to America to seek more first-team opportunities.

Harrison found his name in the headlines after missing his flight to London, meaning he had to fork out £1,200 to get on the next flight to the English capital.

Roberts himself has impressed during the early stages of the season, with a particularly strong performance in the Champions League against Anderlecht, but missed out on a call-up.