Pep Guardiola believes Jack Grealish could play in a central role for Manchester City after finishing the win against Young Boys at the Etihad in that role.
Phil Foden partnership with Jude Bellingham gives Man City exciting glimpse of the future
19.10.2023 - 06:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Phil Foden might have finally found his best position in the England set-up - and it's remarkably similar to his favourite position with Manchester City.
Foden has impressed this season coming inside from the wings and playing as a second number ten behind a traditional number nine. With City, Foden has popped up next to Julian Alvarez to impress, while he also looked good as one of two number eights alongside Rico Lewis.
Gareth Southgate has always challenged Foden to show he can play regularly for City before getting a run for England, and the same applies to the number ten role. In fairness to Southgate, he picked Foden as a roaming ten against Italy this week after he played the same position for City.
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Central to Foden's eye-catching performance, where he played on both flanks and also drifted inside, was his link-up with Jude Bellingham, who shone again in the more defined number ten role. Bellingham got two assists to send England to Euro 2024, and he will be crucial to the Three Lions' hopes of going one better than their Euro 2020 defeat in the final.
It was Foden's clever ball to Bellingham that set England on their way for Marcus Rashford's goal, as Bellingham advanced and used the decoy run of Harry Kane to feed the goalscorer. Foden tested Gianluigi Donnarumma when he played a lovely one-two with Bellingham to create space, and the pair constantly used each other to turn possession into chances for England.
City were interested in Bellingham in the summer, but his heart was always set on Real Madrid. Bellingham has begun life at the
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08.11.2023 / 00:55
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06.11.2023 / 17:53
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05.11.2023 / 11:17
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30.10.2023 / 20:25
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29.10.2023 / 15:27
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28.10.2023 / 10:43
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25.10.2023 / 22:37
Man City coach Pep Guardiola raises Phil Foden injury concern ahead of Manchester United
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25.10.2023 / 18:11
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25.10.2023 / 13:31
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21.10.2023 / 21:03
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21.10.2023 / 18:15
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18.10.2023 / 14:29
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