Football is littered with what if, sliding door moments but such is the level of his talent and his commitment to improvement, no matter which path Phil Foden was to take he’d likely have ended up in a similar position to the one he occupies now.
Starring for England in Qatar and justifiably considered among the best players in the world, his assists for Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka’s strikes against Senegal made him the second youngest in history - after Brazilian icon Ronaldo - to set up two goals in a knockout tie at a World Cup.
He’s increasingly becoming one of the most influential attacking individuals in Gareth Southgate’s side and will no doubt be an integral figure for the Three Lions as they bid to beat reigning champions France in the quarter-final on Saturday.
