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Imagine if Phil Foden took penalties. Only Ollie Watkins has scored more from open play than Manchester City's No 47 this season.
Not Erling Haaland, not Cole Palmer, not Mohamed Salah. Foden is now doing what he has always threatened to, mining numbers from that innate ability they all saw in the academy and entering a whole new stratosphere.
Two more at Brighton on Thursday night helped Manchester City keep the destiny of this fascinating title race in their own hands and took Foden to 25 for club and country.
He goes to Nottingham Forest on Sunday, where a glaring miss in a February draw last season served to show there was much to learn when it came to honing a lethal edge at the crunch.
There is little chance of a Foden caught in two minds and dribbling into the goalkeeper should an opportunity arise at the City Ground this time.
Phil Foden has evolved from a player of great moments to a great player at Manchester City
The past five months have been his most productive and he has developed a ruthlessness
The past five months have been the most productive of the 23-year-old's career so far, an enhanced understanding of his role and a ruthlessness since Pep Guardiola called him out for a mistake in a draw against Crystal Palace.
Foden was City's star as they won the Club World Cup soon after. His feet have barely touched the
