City have always disliked reusing the youth in the squad, such as Caspar Schmeichel, Jayden Sancho and Rabiot also got the opportunity to take the position outside. However, Phil Foden finally broke the situation and became the attacker of the Blue Moon.
Phil Foden, 21, made his mark on the team earlier than the 2017-19 season, when the Blue Moons still got some playing time despite three world-class midfielders, David Silva, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. However, At that time, Manchester City was in the rush of the championship period, and Phil Foden did not receive much attention, at best playing in limited cup games or garbage time, but it had already impressed the fans.
In the previous season, Phil Foden gradually gained the attention of Guardiola, scoring 38 appearances in all competitions, and Phil Foden also scored 8 goals and 9 assists, which is no less than de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and other predecessors. In last season, Phil Foden played a more important role in Manchester City, delivering 16 goals and 10 assists in 50 games, leading the league title and reaching the final in the Champions League, setting the best record in team history. After david Silva left the team, Manchester City has not been able to play back the "two core" formation, De Bruyne has not been able to improve to the peak of the individual after the injury; Bernardo Silva's performance is also unstable, thanks to the appearance of Phil Foden, finally made Manchester City's attack back.
Phil Foden is technically superior and has a fairly good pace in the Premier League, and he can talk like a probe against idle full-backs. Facing Liverpool, one of their biggest champions, Phil Foden faced England veteran James Milner, who was a cameo right-back, on the left, and completely played with the veteran, who was known for his steadiness, completely with skill and speed, and easily conquered an entire wing for the Blue Moon, and his personal performance was the best in the game (if Salah did not contribute a goal and a help).
However, Phil Foden still has room to improve, that is, he needs to show value outside of Manchester City's system, which is expected to help him take his career to the next level. In fact, Manchester City's players have a common disease, that is, it is difficult to get out of the team's system, such as de Braunenni Aguero and others, when returning to the national team, the performance is definitely discounted, Phil Foden is no exception; in the blue moon, he failed to play in the European Cup, fans expected him and Sterling to play in the national team, which is a bit disappointing. However, at Phil Foden's age, it is already very gratifying to be able to reach such a level, and I wonder what kind of heights he, Jack Grillaish and De Bruyne can achieve in a three-core formation.