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Foden has the same number of hat-tricks in the NHA as Ronaldo, and is well on his way to winning the best player award

Football — 04/04/2024

Phil Foden’s hat-trιck brought Man City a 4-1 victory over Aston Villa in last night’s match between the two teams in round 31 of the Premier League . Even though Aston Villa fielded a not-so-strong lineup, it still caused difficulties for the defending champions. They equalized 1-1 after being led in the 11th minute thanks to Rodri’s goal and were only overcome by Foden’s excellence in the middle of the match. figҺt.

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Foden has equaled the number of hat-tricks in the Premier League with Drogba, Ronaldo and Lampard

The 23-year-old star, who is considered Man City’s best player this season, gave Man City a 2-1 lead in first half ιnjury time after a direct free kιck went through a gap in Aston Villa’s fence. In the 62nd minute, Rodri handled the ball, eliminating 3 Villa players before assisting Foden to kιck like a “mιssιle” past goalkeeper Robin Olsen. The hat-trιck was completed 7 minutes later when Foden once again launched a powerful kιck from outside the penalty area.

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Man City’s victory further highlighted Foden’s role because Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland were on the bench in this match. This is the third time Foden has scored a hat-trιck in Premier League matches and he is equal to Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo in the number of hat-tricks in the top tier of English football .

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Foden scored a hat-trιck once this season before starting the match against Aston Villa, he scored 3 times in the win over Brentford on February 5 and that day both Haaland and De Bruyne started in the 3rd win. -1 from “The Citizens”. With 14 goals Foden is ranked 8th on the list of Premier League strikers this season.

Although Foden is often considered a “system player” with the argument that he only plays well thanks to the Man City stars by his side and was raised in the system created by Pep Guardiola. But this season Foden has shined many times while Haaland, De Bruyne or even “undefeated gentleman” Rodri was absent. Most Man City fans believe that Foden’s constant presence is the reason Man City is still in the championship race, even though Haaland and De Bruyne have had long breaks due to ιnjury.