Jeremy Monga forced to wear different Leicester shirt and is 23 years younger than Vardy

Jeremy Monga became the second-youngest player in history and the Leicester teenager was not even allowed to wear the club's usual first-team shirt when he made his appearance. The 15-year-old was handed a 15-minute cameo by head coach as the Foxes were beaten by Newcastle.

Leicester were 3-0 down by the time Monga replaced Bilal El Khannouss in the 75th minute but it was a special occasion for the academy graduate. His shirt was noticeably bare when he took to the King Power Stadium pitch. Monga is so young that he is banned from displaying the logo of Leicester's sponsor on the front of his jersey.

The Midlands side are sponsored by BC.GAME, an online gaming platform which features a cryptocurrency casino. No player under the age of 18 can promote gambling. Clubs' Under-18 teams all have different sponsors if their first-team shirts are sponsored by gambling firms.

Monga, a tricky winger, lined up in a forward line alongside veteran striker Jamie Vardy. He is 23 years younger than the Foxes captain and had only just turned three when Vardy joined Leicester in 2012. The England U16 international, who was born in June 2009, was six when Leicester lifted the Premier League title in 2016.

He played on the right wing and enjoyed a couple of bright moments against Newcastle. Monga has generally played on the left for Leicester's academy teams, scoring twice for the U21s and once for the U18s this season. Only Arsenal's Ethan Nwaneri has appeared in the Premier League at a younger age.

"He's developing really well and you can see how good he is," Van Nistelrooy said when asked about Monga last week.

"I also mentioned the situation still as a 15-year-old, with school, and with the possibility to have him around the team, it's limited. There are more things to it. We're absolutely convinced he can have an impact on this club in the short term.

"I don't mean now, because that's going to be difficult. But when he turns 16, then things are easier and for next season he will be a member [of the squad] there. That's the process we're in with him now."

It was quite then U-turn, then, when Van Nistelrooy turned to the youngster with 15 minutes remaining. Van Nistelrooy was perhaps inspired by the fact that his side were 3-0 behind and there was little chance of Monga performing any worse than the more experienced players who started the game.

Newcastle winger Jacob Murphy scored twice in the first 11 minutes as the visitors threatened to win by a huge margin. However, Harvey Barnes' strike against his former side in the 34th minute turned out to be the final goal of the game.