Champions League: Foden scores hat-trick to revive season with City
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Phil Foden scored a hat-trick for Manchester City against AEK Athens in the Champions League after scoring against Ipswich and ending a 10-month goal drought. Coach Enzo Maresca says he wants to help the England midfielder rediscover his best form, Punch reports.
Phil Foden scored a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 5-1 victory over AEK Athens on Tuesday 20 October in the Champions League. The 26-year-old England midfielder, who had not scored for 10 months before netting against Ipswich the previous weekend, has thus revived his season, the Nigerian daily Punch reports.
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said he considered it his responsibility to help Foden rediscover his best form. The Italian coach, who arrived in June to succeed Pep Guardiola, became the first manager to win his first seven Premier League matches with a new club, according to Punch.
Manchester City’s good run is nevertheless overshadowed by the threat of heavy sanctions linked to more than 100 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. A substantial points deduction, or even relegation, is possible if the club loses its appeal against the verdict finding it guilty, Punch reports.
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