Phil Foden has often been a player for the big games in a Manchester City shirt but, as Pep Guardiola's side prepare to face Arsenal in a Premier League top of the table clash this week, the forward may well find himself among the subs.
He has not completed 90 minutes in the league since before the World Cup and has only started 13 league games this season. Guardiola left him out of the squad at Spurs before he came off the bench in the win over Aston Villa at the weekend.
Foden seems to have fallen behind both Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez in the pecking order in recent weeks. We take a look at the reasons why?