VIDEO: A 17-year-old Riyad Mahrez shows off his silky skills

Before this season, not many football fans knew the name Riyad Mahrez.

The narrative around the Algerian international is that he was a late bloomer who the big clubs all missed out because of his lack of promise as a youngster. But a video from 2008 tells a different story, as it shows a then-17-year-old Mahrez controlling the ball with incredible ease and looking every bit the player who has taken the Premier League by storm over the last few months. https://youtu.be/jZ_pxJSkLSc