Kevin De Bruyne reveals the position he sees Phil Foden playing in for Man City
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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