Phil Foden renaissance at Bristol City gives Man City a difficult Jack Grealish call to make

Even when injured, Phil Foden wouldn't have got into the Manchester City team over the last few weeks. Now he's arguably been man of the match three games running and looks back to his best. After nine starts in a row, Jack Grealish felt undroppable, with the fact he was rested for the FA Cup underlining his great form. It only takes one game out to lose your place in this City side, though, and Grealish may have been watching uncomfortably at Foden's electric performance at Bristol City.

Foden's last two starts came on the right, to accommodate Grealish on the left. Back on the left and supported by Bernardo Silva, Foden had the beating of his full-back all night and timed his runs perfectly to score two well-deserved goals. On this form (three goals and an assist in three games), Foden will be the one racking up the consecutive starts.

Where does that leave Grealish, then, who has done nothing to warrant being dropped? Pep Guardiola said at the weekend he needed all of his squad firing and in form, happy that he has three wingers playing well. With Riyad Mahrez quieter than usual but still getting an assist, Guardiola suddenly has a difficult selection decision to make out wide.

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On Monday, Julian Alvarez was voted as the seventh-best player in the world by his peers. On Tuesday, he replaced Erling Haaland as City's lone striker doing all the running but with no reward. The Argentine has impressed in recent weeks playing behind Haaland and prompting praise from Guardiola, who said Alvarez makes Haaland better.

Does Haaland make Alvarez better, then? Because at Bristol City, he was lively but rarely got the service as City opted to go wide. Alvarez