Manchester City star Phil Foden has a "weird" hobby which his teammates "don't understand".
Foden was described by manager Pep Guardiola as "the best player in the Premier League" after a stunning brace for City in Sunday's 3-1 derby win over United.
He now has 18 goals in all competitions this season and is one of the leading contenders for the PFA Player of the Year awards.
Foden's obsession with football from a young age has been well-documented but away from the pitch, he has an unusual way to pass time.
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Speaking to the official Man City website, Foden talked about his love for fishing and how he got into it through his dad, Phil Sr, at a young age.
He said: "Probably about 95% of the football lads don’t enjoy it.
"The odd one likes fishing, so when people find out they say: ‘what a weird sport to enjoy’. They don’t understand why you enjoy it.
"Obviously, they need to go and try it. I think it’s the perfect hobby to rest your legs and have some down time.”
Additionally, Foden is also said to have quite the obsession with collecting Panini football stickers.
Foden’s mum and girlfriend have talked about his love for collecting football stickers – asking his other half to “nip into the shop” to get him “every pack they’ve got”.
It's something that he started doing as a youngster and a tradition Foden has continued to keep up.
He gets stuck in while on duty with the England national team and enjoyed getting himself in a pack for the World Cups sticker book because his son Ronnie was buzzing.
Foden told SPORTbible: “As a kid me and my brother would always [be] collecting everything to do with stickers. Every collection and trading things.
“I still do collections now with my son putting them in and what not just like I used to. I got myself the other day and my son was like, ‘Aw, there’s you daddy!’”.
Topics: Phil Foden, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola
Josh Lawless