Kevin De Bruyne has revealed the position he sees Phil Foden playing in for Manchester City following his stunning performance against Brighton.
Man City ran out 4-0 winners at Brighton as they closed the gap on league leaders Arsenal by one point.
De Bruyne opened the scoring with a brilliant header before Foden bagged a brace to put his side three-up before the break.
After winning a controversial free-kick, his effort deflected into the back of the net. He then pounced on a Brighton mistake to score his second goal of the night.
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Julian Alvarez added a fourth after the hour mark to secure a big win on the road as the Blues target a fourth Premier League title in a row.
Foden has now scored an impressive 16 league goals this campaign and 24 goals across all competitions.
He's enjoying the best goal-scoring season of his budding career and has been hugely influential for his team.
The 23-year-old has been operating from the left wing under Pep Guardiola, but, speaking after last night's win, De Bruyne believes the star player will end up in a central position.
"He'll end up central," he told Sky Sports. "I saw him from the beginning, it takes a while to get used to a Pep team.
"Now he's trusted central, and Phil does what he does for seven years already. He's been doing this for years, helped us win titles."
Foden himself added: "I see myself central. I've moved inside, it's helped massively, playing with the best in the world like Kevin De Bruyne helps.
"I enjoy the middle, it's where I want to be, I can score a lot of goals and create things. I'm enjoying my football, playing with freedom."
It appears Man City have a ready-made replacement for De Bruyne when he eventually leaves the Etihad.
The Belgium international will turn 33 by the time next season rolls around, with Foden tipped to adopt a central position in the future.
Topics: Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Manchester City, Football
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