How it started … how it happens: Phil Foden shares his image back as a ball boy at the Etihad alongside one of his brilliant four goals in Manchester City’s stunning victory over Liverpool
- Manchester City defeated Liverpool 4-1 at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday
- Phil Foden unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors’ keeper did well to tip wide
- The midfielder has established himself as one of the best young players in the world
Phil Foden was the star of the show, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 4-1 on Sunday and went on Twitter to remind fans how far he has come after the match.
The 20-year-old managed a fine display by placing his team’s fourth goal while securing his first victory at Anfield in 18 years.
Then he shared two images next to each other, one of him as a boy at a City match in 2014 and one of him scoring the goal against the Reds.
Following the recent trend on social networks, he wrote “how it started … how it works”.
Liverpool’s title defense seems to have ended at the feet of goalkeeper Alisson Becker, as two terrible errors helped City to win their big victory.
With the match tied at 1-1, with 17 minutes left, the erroneous passage of the Brazilian international gave the league leaders two goals – including Raheem Sterling’s first at Anfield since leaving in 2015.
Alisson returned to the team after missing the midweek defeat to Brighton with the disease, but will be ill when he sees his role in City’s first victory on this field in 2003 and only their second in 34 visits.
Mohamed Salah’s 63rd-minute penalty – which put an end to a drought at home nine minutes seven hours ago – canceled out Ilkay Gundogan’s opener, who redeemed himself after missing from the spot in the first half. .
Alisson then passed a direct pass to Phil Foden, who led forward and centered for Gundogan to score nine goals in his last 11 league matches.
Worse was to follow, while the Brazilian repeated the error even closer to the goal, Bernardo Silva scoring Sterling to score his 100th goal for Pep Guardiola, Foden adding the final touches.
Victoria extended the city’s winning streak to 14 matches and left Liverpool 10 points behind, playing another game and even this season of surprises, a comeback from this position seems unlikely.
It meant Gundogan’s penalty missed at the end of the first half – the city’s third this season and the third in four tries in this match – and Guardiola hit a bucket in frustration.