Phil Foden proved Manchester City can do without the indispensable, if only for one match.
Thanks to Foden, Pep Guardiola was able to leave Kevin De Bruyne unused behind the emergency class against Leeds. The closest the world’s best playmaker got to the action was warming up the sidelines and he had a breather ahead of Wednesday’s massive Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.
Foden was superb and he mesmerised Leeds with his fleet feet and equally-quick brain. He set up two goals and had a hand in another as the champions overpowered Leeds to return to the top of the Premier League.
