Gazzetta dello Sport's 2014 list on the top 20 young talents in world football makes for interesting reading now

Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport once published a list of the best talents in world football under the age of 20.

The list was published to help football fans learn more about the players expected to dominate the sport in the future years.

Coming in at first place is former Manchester United youngster Adnan Januzaj. Named on the bench in Sir Alex Ferguson's final game in charge of the club, supporters expected the winger to become a household name.

After a promising start to life under new manager David Moyes, Januzaj signed a new long-term contract to fend off interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.

Januzaj received Ryan Giggs' iconic number 11 shirt the following season and struggled.

After loan spells with Borussia Dortmund and Sunderland, he sealed a permanent transfer to Real Sociedad.

He now plays for Sevilla after spending the second part of last season on loan at Istanbul Basaksehir. A solid enough career, but not what the Old Trafford faithful hoped for.

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Other Premier League alumni to feature on the list are Gerard Deulofeu, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Memphis Depay. Current stars Raheem Sterling, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial are included too.

Check out the entire top 20 below along with where they are now:

20.) Nabil Bentaleb (Midfielder)

THEN: Tottenham Hotspur

NOW: Lille

19.) Simone Scuffet (Goalkeeper)

THEN: Udinese

NOW: Cagliari

18.) Adrien Rabiot (Midfielder)

THEN: Paris Saint-Germain

NOW: Juventus

17.) Memphis Depay (Forward)

THEN: PSV Eindhoven

NOW: Atletico Madrid

16.) Kurt Zouma (Defender)

THEN: Saint-Etiene

NOW: West Ham United

15.) Anthony Martial (Forward)

THEN: Monaco

NOW: Manchester United

14.) Jean-Paul Boetius (Forward)

THEN: Feyenoord

NOW: (Free agent)

13.) Aleksandar Mitrovic (Forward)

THEN: Anderlecht

NOW: Al Hilal

12.) Hakan Calhanoglu (Midfielder)

THEN: Hamburg

NOW: Inter Milan

11.) Viktor Fischer (Forward)

THEN: Ajax

NOW: Free agent

10.) Lucas Ocampos (Forward)

THEN: Monaco

NOW: Sevilla

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9.) Domenico Berardi (Forward)

THEN: (Sassuolo)

NOW: (Sassuolo)

8.) Luke Shaw (Defender)

THEN: Southampton

NOW: Manchester United

7.) Leon Goretzka (Midfielder)

THEN: Schalke 04

NOW: Bayern Munich

6.) Zakaria Bakkali (Winger)

THEN: PSV Eindhoven

NOW: RKC Waalwijk

5.) Raheem Sterling (Winger)

THEN: Liverpool

NOW: Chelsea

4.) Gerard Deulofeu (Winger)

THEN: Everton

NOW: Udinese

3.) Marquinhos (Defender)

THEN: Paris Saint-Germain

NOW: Paris Saint-Germain

2.) Lucas Piazon (Winger)

THEN: Chelsea

NOW: Braga

1.) Adnan Januzaj (Winger)

THEN: Manchester United

NOW: Sevilla

Topics: Manchester United

Daniel Marland

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