‘Better player’, ‘Meant a lot’: Some Man City fans praise attacker’s display vs Dortmund – originally posted on Sportslens.com A selection of Manchester City fans were delighted after Phil Foden scored a crucial goal against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last night. The Cityzens went into the second leg of their quarter-final tie with […]
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Champions League winners and losers
The individuals culpable in Liverpool’s defeat feature prominently among the Champions League losers. Three young England talents make the winners… WINNERS Phil Foden If he hadn’t already, with the latest reminder of his ridiculous talent, Foden cemented his place among Pep Guardiola’s certain picks. Early winner: Phil Foden, certain starter in Man City’s best XI […]
Early winner: Phil Foden, a certain starter in Man City’s best XI
A late winner earns Foden our (far more valuable and important) early winner gong, but even before that potentially decisive moment he had shown time and again just how much of a nonsense he is going to be over the years ahead for club and country. Even in a relatively quiet first half his leg-pumping […]
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Man City 2-1 Dortmund: Foden scores late winner
Phil Foden struck in the last minute as Manchester City snatched a 2-1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund. The quadruple-chasing Premier League leaders had looked like they would have to settle for a draw at the Etihad Stadium when Marco Reus levelled for the German side six […]
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Rating the players: England 2-1 Poland
John Stones dropped his first clanger in some time but did at least atone for his mistakes. One player set their reputation back an awful lot. NICK POPE Somewhere, perhaps staring at a big hole with Ian Woan, Sean Dyche must have been furiously wolfing down his worms while wondering what England have done […]
Maguire: England are even better than World Cup semi-finalists
Harry Maguire says England are a better team now than when they reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2018. Maguire was part of an England team that made a run to the last four of the tournament in Russia. Buoyed by a first World Cup shootout win, hopes were high a 52-year wait for a […]
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‘Kane the present but Foden and Mount the future for England’
Albania head coach Edoardo Reja says that while Harry Kane represents the present danger facing his side in Tirana on Sunday, the likes of Phil Foden and Mason Mount are very much England’s future. The Three Lions continue their World Cup qualification campaign with a trip to the Albanian capital on Sunday, fresh from a […]
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Foden: Older, wiser England benefited from Euros coronavirus call-off
Phil Foden believes the rescheduling of the European Championship has worked in England’s favour, allowing them to take advantage of an extra year’s development for their promising youngsters. The Manchester City midfielder has already made 37 appearances this season as Pep Guardiola’s side chase an unprecedented quadruple. The 20-year-old also made his England debut in […]
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Foden the best English talent since Gazza, says Francis
Phil Foden is getting “better and better” and former Manchester City striker Trevor Francis has likened him to the iconic Paul Gascoigne. The 20-year-old is considered to be one of the brightest prospects in English football. Since making his debut during the 2017/18 season, he has totted up 111 appearances for his boyhood club. Foden […]
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Champions League winners and losers
Pep is plotting the route to Utopia, while Tuchel’s remarkable transformation of Chelsea continues in the Champions League. Viva the Prem! Winners Manchester City This was a tie as routine as they come in the knockout stages of the Champions League but City still managed to enhance their overall credentials, even if the only […]