Foden asked for a permanent position. He should be in the national team, says Carragher

It was a classic conquest of the favourite, decided by an early first goal. Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Brentford was led by a hat-trick from England’s Phil Foden. In Britain, there are discussions about whether he could play in midfield for the national team.

The Citizens were quite eager to win at Brentford. They missed a number of big chances in the first half, helped only by the clinicalness of Phil Foden. Mainly because he could pull his crosses in from the middle of the park.

Foden in the middle! Even in the national team

Foden himself let it be known after the game that it was in the middle of the pitch that he felt most comfortable. Pep Guardiola uses him on both ends of the pitch, in short, wherever he is needed. He could play in the middle of midfield for the club and the national team.

“It’s really interesting what he said about playing in the middle more often. In terms ofnatural talent, Jude Bellingham would probably be the only one ahead of him in the hierarchy in the national team, ” said Sky Sports expert Jamie Carragher.

In any case, Bellingham can fill the role of the eight and the six will be played by the sovereign Declan Rice. There is a lot of competition on the wings, with Bukayo Saka in charge on the right for a long time and Jack Grealish mostly on the right.

“From an England perspective, there is no reason why Foden shouldn’t play from midfield. I think the criticism of Southgate for his defensive tactics was a bit over the top, but this would be smart. Especially when you have players of that quality,” Carragher continued.

Defending Haaland is not enough

Alongside Foden, Pep Guardiola must also be praised. In the first half, he noticed that the stoppers handled the defending of Erling Haaland. Thus, in the second half, Nora backed off a bit, or rather let him work to open up space for someone else.

Foden took advantage of this to score first, then after a pass from Haaland, he completed his hat-trick. The Norwegian hitman proved that he is not just an ego and a player who needs to break scoring records.

Source: Premier League