Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
It's an age old question but one that has found relevance in a contemporary setting when discussing the future of Phil Foden, specifically at Manchester City and in the England team.
After a disappointing 2021 European Championship in which Foden lost his place in the starting XI and then missed the final through injury, the City attacker enjoyed a much more productive World Cup in Qatar. This time around he began the tournament among the substitutes, but he then started three successive games before France ended the Three Lions' dreams.
