Phil Foden praises Man City duo as new youngster looks to the future

Merry Christmas Manchester City fans, everyone at MEN Sport hopes you have had a wonderful day.

Of course, no matter what Santa may have brought you today, it may pale in comparison to the happiness which City have managed to produce in 2023. On Friday, the Blues wrapped up their fifth trophy of the year when they breezed past Fluminense 4-0 in the FIFA Club World Cup final.

The victory puts City on the top of world football and in an exciting position to push forward in 2024. While you continue to digest your Christmas dinner, we have put together some Christmas Day headlines for you all.

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Foden admitted he was panicking when he saw Rodri go down injured during Friday's Club World Cup final triumph against Fluminense but he's hopeful the midfielder will be fit to resume Premier League duty after Christmas.

The Spaniard was the victim of a poor tackle from Aleksander during City's 4-0 win success against the champions of South America. He attempted to carry on after receiving treatment, but when Foden scored the third Rodri went down for more treatment and was swiftly withdrawn.

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There was a touching moment last month where the father of a City player couldn't hide his pride at his son's first under-19 goal for the club on his debut at any level above under-16.

The winger had earned his City call-up when he was at school the previous day, and what made his start against Young Boys even more special was that he was sharing the attack with his older brother, two years above him. Naturally, his parents in the stand were there to see the brothers' first game playing alongside each other, and the dad took his phone out