Manuel Akanji reveals Phil Foden hope as RB Leipzig suffer injury scare before Man City game

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Akanji's Foden hope

Manuel Akanji hopes Phil Foden will continue his fine form in front of goal for the rest of the season.

It's been a tough campaign for Foden as injury, a loss of form and the brilliant performances of Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez have largely restricted him to bench role in recent months. However, the local hero has forced his way back into Pep Guardiola's side over the last week by delivering in front of goal.

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The forward scored in the win over Bournemouth before grabbing another two goals in the FA Cup against Bristol City and then made it four goals in three games with a fine strike to open the scoring against Newcastle. Foden picked up the ball and drove through the Magpies' defence before finding the back of the net.

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Leipzig's injury scare

Christopher Nkunku is a doubt for RB Leipzig's meeting with Manchester City in nine days' time after limping off against Borussia Dortmund on Friday.

The last-16 tie is finely poised after the first leg in Germany ended 1-1. City dominated the opening 45 minutes but only managed to score once through Riyad Mahrez. Missed chances proved inevitably costly and Josko Gvardiol powered home a headed equaliser late on.

Leipzig were in Bundesliga action with a big clash in the title race against Dortmund on Friday, which they lost 2-1. In a further blow, they once again lost star forward Nkunku to injury as he left the field with a thigh issue. The Frenchman has only just returned to action after a three-month layoff with torn knee ligaments which saw him miss out on last year's World Cup.

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