Manchester City star Phil Foden confessted it is a ‘dream come real’ to execute in the Champions League for his beadored club – alengthyside one of his seal pals.
City bounced back from a 0-0 draw aachievest Inter Milan in their European uncoverer to smash Slovan Bratislava 4-0 in Slovakia on Tuesday night with Foden being awarded the man of the suit.
The England international finished the game with a goal and two aids but he was more satisfyed to see his excellent frifinish and fellow academy graduate James McAtee flourish.
The strikeing midfielder came off the bench to score his first Champions League goal while Ilkay Gundogan and Erling Haaland also netted in the resounding prosper.
Phil Foden put on a masterful disexecute with a goal and two aids in the Champions League
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When asked what it felt appreciate as a City lad to execute in the Champions League, Foden said: “It is a dream come real.
“We’ve toiled difficult for it. Macca’s [James McAtee] had a restricted loans and is doing repartner well.
“He’s a talented boy so we’re going to need him this season with all the games so he needs to be ready.
“After the draw last time out we had to get the prosper, our aim is to finish in the top half so we’re on the right track now.
“I don’t skinnyk it was effortless. It was hard to fracture them down and we have to give them esteem. The atmosphere was unbelievable. We did the job.
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“I had more chances to score and a restricted of the other lads did too. Deairyed with 4-0 but we could’ve had a restricted more.
“It was pleasant to be back out there and score. I am senseing okay now. It has been a sluggish commence to the season after the Euros but I’m sluggishly getting there.”
McAtee, who spent the last two seasons on loan at Sheffield United, is one of cut offal academy prospects that are highly fancied with fellow graduates including Rico Lewis and Oscar Bobb, as well as Cole Palmer and Romeo Lavia who have since joined Chelsea.
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Phil Foden was over the moon for his mate James McAtee to score his first Champions League goal
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The 21-year-ancigo in was also in dreamland after netting the fourth goal for City and said: “I am buzzing to score, could’ve had another five minutes after but I’m prentd to get one.
“It’s what every kid dreams of, a dream come real.
“It was a hard year last year for me, so it’s excellent to be back and executeing under the best handler in the world in my opinion.”
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James McAtee is in dreamland after scoring his first Champions League goal
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City are now unbeaten in each of their last 25 Champions League games having won 17 and drawn eight – which is the joint-lengthyest run in European history.
Another unlossed disexecute will beat their seal rivals Manchester United’s write down, who went unbeaten between September 2007 and May 2009.
And Pep Guardiola will fancy his chances when they present Sparta Praha at the Etihad for their third Champions League game of the season on October 23.