Phil Foden has played alongside a wide range of top-level players during his time in the Manchester City first-team.
Since making his senior debut for the Citizens back in 2017, the Englishman has made 270 appearances for Pep Guardiola’s side across all competitions, featuring alongside over 60 players along the way.
Even though the 24-year-old is currently focused on international matter with England in the 2024 European Championship, he’s now been forced to pick between two of the most significant teammates he’s shared the pitch with in a City shirt.
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Phil Foden decides who’s better out of Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva
In a recent video uploaded on the talkSPORT TikTok channel, Foden was doing a winner-stays-on challenge where he had to pick between certain midfielders from the past and present based on who he prefers.
When asked to choose between Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, Foden said this.
He said: “That’s difficult, that. David Silva.”
Silva and De Bruyne are two City legends
During his 10-year spell at City, which ended with the Spaniard being commemorated with a statue outside the Etihad Stadium, Silva scored 77 goals and delivered 130 assists in 436 appearances across all competitions.
In comparison, De Bruyne has found the back of the net 102 times and supplied 170 assists in 382 appearances.
With Foden previously saying that Silva is his footballing idol, this makes it easy to see why he has gone for the former midfielder over his current City teammate.
However, taking into account what the Spaniard and Belgian have done for the club, we think that they should both be considered as City legends.
Moving forward, if Foden can continue his path and become as influential as Silva and De Bruyne have been for City, there should be no doubts that he will go on to have a legacy similar to theirs.