'Superstar' Phil Foden leads Manchester City past Manchester United | Premier League | NBC Sports

I just want to take a moment as we welcome you back inside our studio Robbie M Tim Howard Rebecca loow this Sunday afternoon to talk about Phil foden Robbie you were mentioning a little bit about him there it's we don't read out enough what he has done okay age 23 been at Manchester City since he was nine years of age more than 250 appearances already at the age of 23 he has 18 goals this season in all competitions that's the best he's ever had in his career he's won 12 major trophies five Premi

er Leagues four League cups two fa cups and won Champions League and yet this season feels like it's not a breakout but almost the best we've seen of him yet despite all of this you know what Rebecca I think what makes him different to me in special is the goal scoring there's a ton of talented footballers everywhere but particularly in Man City you know your Bernardo silvas and dokus and even your de bruers and some of the others he it's hard to know or explain his EA goal you know and Jack Gis

h is another one really technical brilliant footballers but but uh Phil fen's got life for goal he's a goal scorer he is a goal scorer I think pep realized that really early and I think people I mean I think a few years ago we wanted him in Midfield because he's so technically good where pep thought okay but I want him closer to the goal he started on the W the wide right he went to wide left scored goals from both sides he can play as a number 10 he can play as a false nine and it's again I'll

say it again Harland Kevin Le bruyne foden foden get it get it into everybody's kind of mind that he is a superstar player and we're seeing now um kind of flourish and develop into an incredible footballer Tim Jon Stones did an interview this week in which he was asked about Phil foden and he said what makes him so special is that technical ability apparently in even in training every single touch is perfect he can do things nobody else can do he can see things nobody else can see you agree with

Robbie we now have to start putting him in that bracket of the de bruers and the Harland as a worldclass talent well yeah he is he is a world class talent and what what JN Stone said there is on display every time the ball comes there's never a Mis touch doesn't matter if it's a long Cross Field ball doesn't matter if he's in the Box it's literally velcro the ball is velcro to his foot and I think what we're starting to see with pep is I think player pep has his love affair with players right a

nd that could be for a 10 game stretch and he puts them in then he pulls him out you're always wondering why why does he fall in out of love initially with inel he did but then there's players who stand a test of times your fernandinho your sometimes Bernard Silva at one point Roger now you you can never upset pep you're always going to be in the lineup and I feel like that is kind of where Phil foden's going and you talked about because at one point I was a very old player at the end of my care

er I was very young when I started and I you talk about what he's accomplished and how good he is the mentality to be in and around your hometown and to play for that football club it's great that he has good skill but his his his ability to be mentally strong and go out there and perform is is in incredible at his age now the game itself Manchester United first half was so good and did so many things right so what happened in the second half when for you was the moment that United let City back

in I didn't like the subs be honest with you didn't like Marcus rashford going off we know that maybe relationships not great between manager and player he scores a goal like that and he's always always always a threat I don't like amrabat coming into Midfield you know gacho came off I didn't like the song Mayu went off as well Mayu went off from the middle of the park and things got a little ropey the basically this game can be summarized as Man City have just got too much quality and Manchest

er United just couldn't keep doing the same things well organized compact veran was stretched but made challenges I said at half time like you don't expect City to miss those Fen missed a one-on-one you had the Harland that missed incredible it's like they won't continue to miss those that being said it's an incredible goal from foden but United just couldn't stick with City's quality Tim the amazing thing about this city team is that they give you a chance they often give you a goal lead and ye

t very few people would still bet against them coming out with all three points at a go down well that's right and the way that they were playing I I thought they were going to win the game like you and I know it's it's an afterthought I wouldn't have made Subs here's why because he had nothing on the bench that could impact the game nothing and I know they got tired I would have let the game motivate my players I know you're tired I know you're leggy but lad we're away from home dig in we're st

ill one-1 everything's fine let the game motivate him once he made the changes I thought it was really difficult fascinating stuff what a fascinating game at the etti had back to our commentary team of Steven Warner and John Champion gentlemen I think as the game wore on everybody just started feeling we're going to see another one of these City comebacks they're making a habit of it well they are and there is this innate sense of inevitability really particularly sitting here amidst the crowd b

ecause they kind of know what's coming next yeah it it is and I I've covered Manchester City so many times this season and you do get that sense of the belief we spoke about it in commentary that they know what that what they need need to do they're patient with the buildup they find pockets of space they know when to hurt people and then with Phil foden on the pitch de bruyer on the pitch you know you've got that injection of pace and being able to change a game within the blink of an eye and t

he fact that the word panic doesn't seem to exist in the city vocabulary no and and you can see that with the way the players play even if they misplace a pass misplace a touch there's no Panic there's no point and fingers it's all don't worry about it we know you're capable we know what you're capable of doing so yeah I mean it's a a really strong performance especially second half for Manchester City so let's throw it Forward because in a week's time we're going to be enjoying Liverpool agains

t Manchester city city haven't beaten the top five team this season yet no and that's where the the challenge lies because they face Liverpool Arsenal Aston Villa tough games we know what Aston Villa did to them in the reverse fix year we know the the Rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester City and the way that the the two teams play Liverpool will dominate the ball as well as Manchester City do when given the opportunity to yes it's not their full 11 that they they usually have can Manchester

City play on that can he find the vulnerabilities in Liverpool and to complete the picture Manchester United any redeeming features today for you no I think Tims just touched on exactly what I spoke to you about was the squad depth not enough um not enough ability to go 90 minutes into the depths of it not enough ability to bring players Off the Bench and change the game body language when the first goal went in it was almost defe they thought here we go this is what's going to happen now rathe

r than what we spoke about in commentary you've got a good point on the board here if you can hold that be resilient and organized You' got a great opportunity but they just the body uh body language dropped and it'll be interesting to hear what Eric tenh har has to say about it quite a bit of frustration amongst Manchester United supporters around the ground earlier just what he's been distracted by this week Rebecca notably this Ral with Fulham over their Tik Tok one Manchester United wag said

to me the only Tik Tok he should be worried about is the Tik Tock of the clock that's ticking on his tenure hi there I'm Rebecca loow Studio host for NBC's coverage of the press Premier League don't forget to hit subscribe to watch more videos all season long and for even more Premier League content from original series to live matches head over to Peacock and be sure to tune in for Premier League mornings every weekend on USA Network and on peacock we will see you there