A fair few people sniffed at Pep Guardiola’s words about Phil Foden in 2019 when he said this kid from Stockport is the ‘most talented player’ he has ever seen.
I was probably guilty of that myself. This is a guy who has managed Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, and David Silva. I thought, ‘Come on, Pep, you’re having a laugh, right?’
Perhaps he was on to something. Foden is only 20 and we are so lucky he is English. He will walk into Gareth Southgate’s XI for the Euros at this rate.