Jack Grealish says Phil Foden is the most skilful player at Manchester City
Jack Grealish says Phil Foden is the most skilful player at Manchester City
The in-form attacker singled out the Sky Blues starlet, branded as an ‘incredible player’ by Jordan Henderson instead of players that would perhaps be most to take home the title such as Riyad Mahrez or Bernardo Silva.
Instead, during a Q&A session with the Daily Mail, Jack Grealish instantly replied saying, ‘Phil Foden’ when quizzed about the player with the ‘best skills’ at Manchester City.
However, the former Aston Villa captain previously compared the versatile creator to Lionel Messi after his stunning assist to him in City’s 3-0 win against Peterborough in the FA Cup last season.
“It was unbelievable. It’s funny because before the game I was on the coach and I sit next to him and we were on Twitter and we saw a video of Messi, and he came up to me after the goal and said it’s just like we were watching before the game.”
Manchester City superstar Jack Grealish went on to liken Phil Foden to Lionel Messi after his lobbed assist, saying, “[The assist was] Just like Messi! Me and Phil have that link up”, he said, as quoted by the club’s official website.
MCN View: Phil Foden is one of the most unique players England have ever produced
A key reason why the youngster has always generated headlines is due to how distinguishable of a talent he is.
After all, Pep Guardiola handpicked Phil Foden from the Manchester City academy as a teenager to play with the first-team and why Jack Grealish believes he is already the most skilful player at the club at just 22 years of age.
A glimpse at Foden and his silky feet and sublime technique are reminiscent of the archetypal Spanish greats in midfield — from David Silva to Andres Iniesta.
The four-time Premier League winner’s incredible footballing brain is why he has been able to be so vital to his side in different positions.
Winger, central midfielder, false nine, you name it; Phil Foden has done it all and is only going to get better and better to the extent that he could become the club’s greatest ever player one day.
