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title: "Manchester City: Fans call for Phil Foden to start this weekend after England under-21 performance"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-fans-call-for-phil-foden-to-start-this-weekend-after-england-under-21-performance/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2019-10-16T18:55:09Z"
modified: "2019-10-16T18:55:09Z"
---

# Manchester City: Fans call for Phil Foden to start this weekend after England under-21 performance

**Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden was [involved in the England under-21s’ 5-1 win over Austria](https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2021/matches/round=2001101/match=2026518/lineups/index.html?iv=true) in a European Championships qualifier last night and a piece of footage showcasing the 19-year-old’s skill is doing the rounds on social media.**

Both Foden and Manchester City shared a clip on their respective Twitter accounts [@PhilFoden](https://twitter.com/PhilFoden/status/1184429558809972736) and [@ManCity](https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1184444572790902785) which shows the teenager retaining possession under pressure near the touchline and gliding his way through a narrow gap between two opponents before eventually being body-checked in unsubtle fashion by [Austrian defender Marco Friedl](https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2021/matches/round=2001101/match=2026518/lineups/index.html?iv=true), who was promptly booked.

> It really is [@PhilFoden](https://twitter.com/PhilFoden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)’s world, we just live in it
>
> [#ManCity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> [pic.twitter.com/E89ZnXaZdD](https://t.co/E89ZnXaZdD)
>
> — Manchester City (@ManCity) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1184444572790902785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Foden made his 12th appearance for the England under-21st last night and his third since the start of September, playing a full 90 minutes in each, even if he didn’t record any goal involvements against Austria after two goals and two assists across his previous couple of international games. \[[via TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/nationalmannschaft/spieler/406635/verein_id/9565)\]

He has played more than twice as many minutes for England’s under-21s as he has for Manchester City this season, with just [101 minutes of action at club level](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/leistungsdaten/spieler/406635), and these City fans on Twitter called for Pep Guardiola to start the teenager against Crystal Palace on Saturday:

> Please start him against palace pep
>
> — Kristian Redmond (@RedmondKristian) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/RedmondKristian/status/1184445016166621184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Has to start on Saturday!
>
> — Jamie Davies (@Jamie73156383) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/Jamie73156383/status/1184457542421884928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Please bench David for some rest, give Foden a chance, he is on fire I will replicate this
>
> — Marion (@Marion85978609) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/Marion85978609/status/1184452748760272896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> maaaaate get banging on Guardiola’s office door for a start, would love to see you spin that Palace defence in their own backyard
>
> — oli coulson (@olicoulson\_) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/olicoulson_/status/1184431058567270402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Phil! . We need you for this Palace game
>
> — Mahrez (@GomoLegoale) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/GomoLegoale/status/1184435051712393216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> As long as you are fit and well and hopefully in that team v Palace at the weekend
>
> — bluealf (@bluealf1894) [October 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/bluealf1894/status/1184434417323913216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What did you think of Foden’s piece of skill against Austria last night? Does he deserve more gametime at Manchester City? Comment below with your views!***