US and Man City’s Cavan Sullivan becomes youngest international goalscorer

Cacan Sullivan’s goal came after teenager Julian Hall, 18, had given Mauricio Pochettino’s side the lead in Mexico friendly.Cavan Sullivan became the youngest US international goalscorer in history as the United States defeated archrivals Mexico 3-0 in a friendly international in Arizona on Saturday.Sullivan, who is poised to join English Premier League side Manchester City next year, netted a superbly taken goal in the 62nd minute to double the USA lead at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man City whistleblower Pinto says he ‘received death threats’ over leakslist 2 of 4‘Verbal attack’: Israeli reporters interrupt Ireland news conferencelist 3 of 4Fernandes calls Ronaldo and denies Portugal rift ahead of Norway gamelist 4 of 4Tributes as Bosnian football star Edin Dzeko retiresend of listAt 17 years and five days, Sullivan beat Mathis Albert’s five-day-old record as the youngest US goalscorer.Albert, aged 17 and 31 days, scored during Tuesday’s 4-2 defeat of Chile.“These are the moments you dream of when you’re three, four, five or six-years-old,” Sullivan said.“I manifested this moment, not just these past couple of hours when I found out I was starting, but my whole life,” he added.Sullivan’s strike came after another teenager — 18-year-old Julian Hall — had given Mauricio Pochettino’s side the lead in the 28th minute.Hall’s goal was his third in as many games since being handed his international debut by US coach Pochettino in last week’s defeat of Peru. Hall also scored in the victory over Chile.The loss puts more pressure on Mexico coach Rafael Marquez, who is still seeking his first win since taking over following the World Cup.Mexico dominated possession and territory early on but were unable to find a way through a well-organised United States defence.Instead, it was the hosts who took the lead just before the half-hour mark with a superbly worked goal from Hall.Gio Reyna surged into the penalty area to collect a pass from Alex Freeman and ghosted past Mexico midfielder Erik Lira to reach the byline.