Phil Foden's 'Manc Gazza' derby day magic gives all Man City fans what they wanted

As Phil Foden lifted the ball into the air, over the head of Victor Lindelof and collected it on the other side, 50-odd thousand jaws inside the Etihad Stadium and millions more watching on TV began to drop.

Foden pushed the ball forward with his midriff and struck a fierce shot towards goal, thousands rising in anticipation of the goal of the season. Unfortunately David de Gea pulled off a fine save, but within seconds Kevin de Bruyne had converted after some penalty box pinball to restore City's lead.

Had Foden scored, it would have been a goal not too dissimilar to Paul Gascoigne's famous effort against Scotland at Wembley in Euro 96. It was a moment of genius from the Manchester City youngster, arguably the highlight of a stand-out performance in his side's 4-1 win against Manchester United.

Being a City academy graduate, local lad and lifelong City fan comes with certain expectations on derby day, ones which Foden has perhaps previously failed to live up to.

The 21-year-old has now faced United seven times in his still-fledgling career, but the 2-0 win in November aside, has often cut a frustrated figure against them.

For one of our own to score against United, a club that prides itself on building sides around academy talents (they might want to re-think that) would be a dream come true for City fans. Whether because of inexperience, poor team performances, being left on the bench or just bad luck, that as of yet hasn't quite happened for Foden.

On Sunday though he was brilliant. Foden did everything but score as a typically controlling second half City performance blew their neighbours away. United barely had a touch after half-time and, along with De Bruyne, Foden was a chief architect of City's dominance.

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