Manchester City, Phil Foden foil Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid master class ahead of key week
Manchester City, Phil Foden foil Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid master class ahead of key week? The 21-year-old England midfielder came on in the 68th minute, and Manchester City were up 1-0 less than 90 seconds later, on their way to a perfect start to a 10-day span that may define their season. The Premier League match against Liverpool is on Sunday, followed by the return leg in Madrid on Tuesday, and the FA Cup semifinal against Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday. Foden made his case to start them all in just 20 minutes here. He made such a difference in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal that after the final whistle blew, goal scorer Kevin De Bruyne ran over to give him a hug and a handshake. City might not have found a way past Simeone's tight game plan if Foden had sat on the bench, and the tie would have been on a knife's edge heading to Spain next week. "It's very difficult to find spaces in a difficult game against a tough opponent," G...