The England national team are enduring their most difficult moment in eight years, but Manchester City's Phil Foden could well turn the situation to his advantage.
On Friday, England put in another pedestrian and uninspiring performance as they fell 1-0 to Italy in Milan, a result that extended their winless run to five matches and condemned them to relegation from the top tier of the UEFA Nations League. Perhaps most damning is the fact that Gareth Southgate's side have not scored a goal from open play in any of their past five outings.
Foden only featured in the two most recent of those games; were it not for injury, perhaps he would have made a difference in England's first three Nations League games back in June. On the face of it, the 22-year-old — arguably the most exciting young English talent of a generation — did little to influence proceedings during England's latest setback.
