Phil Foden joins exclusive list in Man City history after impressive feat during AEK Athens rout

Phil Foden has joined an exclusive radical of Manchester City players aft scoring a Champions League hat-trick against AEK Athens.

The England planetary delivered a standout show to assistance City contented a cleanable effect to their 4-2 decision against Paris Saint-Germain, besides registering an assistance successful the emphatic 5-1 win.

That trio of goals puts him successful exclusive institution astatine the Etihad Stadium, portion strengthening his lawsuit to commencement against Aston Villa this weekend.

Phil Foden becomes sixth Man City prima to people Champions League hat-trick

Foden became the sixth Man City subordinate to people a Champions League hat-trick, joining an illustrious database featuring Sergio Aguero, Erling Haaland, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and Alvaro Negredo.

Aguero and Jesus some achieved the feat twice, portion Foden is the latest sanction to articulation the exclusive club.

The 26-year-old scored City's 2nd extremity with a almighty decorativeness into the extortion of the nett aft collecting a walk from Rico Lewis.

Players to people a Champions League hat-trick for Man City: ◎ Alvaro Negredo ◎ Sergio Aguero (x2) ◎ Gabriel Jesus (x2) ◎ Raheem Sterling ◎ Erling Haaland ◉ Phil Foden ? Welcome to the club. ? https://t.co/sIgo8oCMPg

Following AEK Athens' equaliser, Foden helped reconstruct City's power by mounting up Rayan Cherki earlier producing a stunning first-time onslaught into the apical corner.

He completed his hat-trick from adjacent scope 11 minutes later, capping an outstanding all-round show that besides included an assist.

The show was peculiarly encouraging aft Foden ended a lengthy extremity drought astatine the weekend, with his latest publication taking his play tally to 4 goals and 3 assists successful 7 appearances crossed the Premier League and Champions League.

Will Phil Foden commencement against Aston Villa?

Foden has fixed Enzo Maresca plentifulness to see up of Saturday's travel to Aston Villa, peculiarly with City dealing with attacking wounded concerns.

The homegrown midfielder has been competing with Rayan Cherki for the no. 10 position, portion besides featuring connected the close flank. With Antoine Semenyo injured for the foreseeable future, Foden could proceed connected the right, allowing Cherki to run centrally.

His caller signifier makes a starting spot look likely, contempt the speedy turnaround betwixt Wednesday's European fixture and Saturday's aboriginal kick-off.

Foden besides missed 2 matches done suspension following his reddish paper against Manchester United, making his latest show an important connection arsenic helium looks to found himself successful Maresca's plans.

City volition privation to negociate his workload carefully, but aft scoring 3 goals and mounting up another, dropping Foden would beryllium hard to justify. Unless the Italian and his unit person concerns implicit his fitness, the England planetary looks good placed to clasp his starting spot against Villa.