5 goals and 1 assist in 2 games! Manchester City's two young players continue to play bravely, and the pudding combination is absent to let them grow to the fullest

In the early morning of February 6, Beijing time, the 23rd round of the English Premier League staged a key battle, the defending champion Manchester City reversed Brentford 3-1 away, and beat Arsenal on goal difference to return to the second place in the standings with one less game, only 2 points away from Liverpool at the top of the table. Manchester City's academy prince Phil Foden scored a hat-trick in the first game and became the biggest contributor to the team's victory.

In this campaign, Haaland and De Bruyne ushered in the second joint start of the Premier League this season, but they did not expect the limelight to be stolen by Foden. In the first half of the game, Brentford once led 1-0 thanks to the brave play of goalkeeper Fleken and the one-handed play of Maupay. However, in first-half stoppage time, Foden seized the opportunity of the opponent's clearance mistake and stopped the ball on his chest in the box to stab the equaliser.

In the second half, Manchester City continued to control the situation on the field, and in the 53rd minute, De Bruyne crossed diagonally into the box from the right and left, and Foden shook his head to complete the brace. In the 70th minute of the game, Manchester City instigated an attack, Haaland knocked his back lightly in front of the penalty area, and Foden led the ball into the penalty area and scored a hat trick. Manchester City came back from behind to win 3-1.

Foden played the full 90 minutes, scoring three goals with four of his six shots on target, as well as three key passes and two clearances, with a pass completion rate of 95 per cent. After the game, he scored a game-high score of 9.8 points, and there was no doubt that he was the best player of the game.

However, Alvarez, who also started, did not score in this game, but his performance was remarkable. With Haaland occupying the centre-forward position, Alvarez has dropped back to form a de facto double midfielder with De Bruyne. In this game, Alvarez was active, with all 5 shots on target hitting the goal frame, but it was a pity that the opposing goalkeeper Fleken showed great courage and denied all his shots, so that the little spider could only miss the goal.

However, in the previous round, Alvarez scored twice and Foden provided the assists as the pair put in excellent performances to lead City to a 3-1 win over Burnley. With a total of 5 goals and 1 assist in 2 games, Manchester City's second less play is still very brave. So far this season, Foden has recorded a quasi-double-double of 14 goals and nine assists in 34 games, compared to Alvarez's 15 goals and nine assists in 33 games. In the long period of De Bruyne's long-term injury and Haaland's absence for more than two months, the two post-00s players joined forces to carry the banner of Manchester City's attack. Not only did they lead the team to continue to move forward, but they also grew up in the game.

Now, Manchester City have welcomed back Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, but Foden and Alvarez will not be out of the squad, on the contrary, they will remain important pieces in Pep Guardiola's hands.