Manchester City did their best to contain Phil Foden and Spain will be hoping to pull off the same when they face England in the European Championship
So much has been said and written about Phil Foden already that it is hard to believe he only turned 24 in May.
As desperate as City were to shout from the rooftops about the talent they had, they were even more determined that he should be allowed to develop with unnecessary pressure from outside. When Jadon Sancho arrived from Watford in 2015, he was quickly given a platform both in the Under-18s and with media that Foden wasn't afforded .
After the game, I was standing with another reporter as the players and staff made their way to the bus for their long journey back. We asked Foden for a moment of his time and the 16-year-old looked nervously back at us.
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