It is hard to say which is most indicative of Phil Foden’s emergence as one of Manchester City’s key men: the way that Pep Guardiola now speaks about him or that he has finally got his own song.
To the tune of Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen, the City fans sing…
“Can’t start a fire,
“Can’t start a fire without a spark,
“Phil Foden’s on fire,
“Running through the middle and the park.”
Kevin De Bruyne still has a lot to offer but Foden’s development has come at a good time and he is suddenly becoming the player that everybody, Guardiola included, hoped and believed he could be.
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Phil Foden is fast becoming Manchester City’s key man in the middle
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