Brazilian World Cup winner Juninho has tipped Middlesbrough’s Stewart Downing to become one of the best players in England.
The 21-year-old winger is currently battling back from knee surgery and hopes to return in January to stake a claim for his place in Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad for Germany next summer.
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