Phil Foden praises three Man City youngsters and makes encouraging academy prediction

Phil Foden is confident that more academy players will follow him to becoming regulars in the Manchester City first team.

Foden is City's highest-profile academy graduate, having won nine major trophies, two PFA Young Player of the Year awards and two Premier League Young Player of the Season awards. Having just turned 22, Foden has 169 appearances and is set to play a key role for City and England in 2022/23.

Now, as City look to build on their recent increase in bringing more academy talents through to the senior setup, Foden is in no doubt that he won't be the last success story from the youth teams.

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Speaking to the National after City Football Schools announced three new locations across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Foden pointed to teammates Cole Palmer, James McAtee and Liam Delap in breaking into Pep Guardiola's first team squad.

"You look around the first team now and there are definitely more players who have come through the ranks," Foden noted.

"This season alone, we had Cole Palmer, James McAtee and Liam Delap in and around the first team and these guys are just three names that people will know.

“Having eight academy players line up against Wycombe at the start of the season was a big moment and there’s no reason why that can’t become a more regular thing over time. I’m sure [promoting more players to the first team] is the aim of the guys who work so hard in the academy.

"I know all the staff are working incredibly hard there to achieve exactly that. I’m sure there will be more and more players breaking through over the coming years from Manchester and across the world.”