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Phil Foden has ‘goals in his veins’ and a ‘gift’ that can see him become one of the best in the business, according to Pep Guardiola.
The 23-year-old hit a sublime hat-trick, the third of his career in the Premier League, to topple Aston Villa and get Man City’s title bid back on track after the disappointment of a weekend draw to Arsenal.
Asked what Foden has done to take a goalscoring leap this season, Guardiola was loathe to take credit away from the England star.
‘Phil in a central position has a sense of goals. In that position he gets goals and assists,’ he said.
‘He can do whatever he wants. I think he’s a really top class player and we know it. He’s open minded, he still has to focus on the things, sometimes he’s distracted with what to do defensively, but he has a natural talent, a gift. He’s so special when he’s in a central position.
Phil Foden scored a sublime hat-trick to pull off a classy win against Aston Villa at the Etihad
The academy graduate was second on the scoresheet after his first inch-perfect freekick
In the absence of the benched Kevin De Bruyne (left) and Erling Haaland (right), the England international shone
‘He has goals in his veins, and we have to use him.’
Foden started poorly in the opinion of
