Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden said he is getting back to his PFA and Premier League Player of the Season form ahead of Wednesday\u2019s Champions League match at RB Leipzig.\n<\/p>\n
Foden won the Premier League and PFA Player of the Season awards in 2024 after scoring a career-best 27 goals in all competitions.\n<\/p>\n
Speaking in Leipzig on Tuesday, Foden said he felt he was getting back to his best after a disappointing run of form which led to him missing selection for the 2026 World Cup.\n<\/p>\n
Foden scored a hat-trick and laid on an assist as City beat AEK Athens in their most recent Champions League match in October.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsistency, just keep playing regularly, being happy, positive and being in the right positions to score as well,\u201d Foden said of the ingredients needed to return to form.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo hopefully I can get back to that level. I think I\u2019m slightly starting to get back there now in my recent performances.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I hope they just keep going and keep getting back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing involved in goals gives you a lot of confidence, and when you\u2019re playing regularly as well, you kind of just get into a rhythm and a groove.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Foden said he had not spoken to England manager Thomas Tuchel since being left out of the World Cup squad. <\/p>\n
\u201cAll I try and do really is focus on my own game, and hopefully one day the call-up might come back soon,\u201d Foden said.\n<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old local junior grew up a Manchester City fan but declined to comment on the impact of the Premier League\u2019s charges against the club for breaching financial regulations.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cRespectfully, I\u2019d just like to talk about the game and not answer anything like that.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Foden said he felt the transition from long-time City manager Pep Guardiola to new coach Enzo Maresca, who joined in the summer, was easier for him as he had worked under the Italian at youth level.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand him more than the other players because I\u2019ve worked with him in the past so that helps me try and help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maresca agreed that Foden was improving and backed him to have an impact this season, although he acknowledged that the attacking midfielder was competing for a place with Rayan Cherki.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI see Phil day by day better and better, for sure, 100 per cent. He\u2019s going to give us many things this season.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI said many times that Phil and Rayan are more or less in the same position, but again, I\u2019m very, very happy with the way Phil is working every day.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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