Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden can “do whatever he wants” in football after watching him fire Manchester City to a 4-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa with a brilliant hat-trick on Wednesday night (3 April).
With Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne dropping to the bench, Foden moved into a central position and orchestrated the demolition of Villa, playing a hand in Rodri’s opener and then taking the game away from the visitors after Jhon Duran had levelled.
Foden restored City’s lead with a free-kick in first-half stoppage time, then won it with two excellent goals just after the hour.