‘Mbappe are you prepared’: Man Metropolis star Foden singles out PSG ace as followers hail Guardiola affect on England teenager

Phil Foden fired Manchester Metropolis right into a Champions League semi-final date with Paris Saint-Germain and wasted little time in signaling his relish on the showdown with French phenomenon Kylian Mbappe.

Foden drilled an excellent second-half strike from the sting of the field handy Metropolis a 2-1 win in opposition to Borussia Dortmund in Germany on Wednesday evening, sealing a Four-2 mixture victory and a spot within the Champions League last 4 for the primary time since Pep Guardiola took over on the membership in 2016.

Foden scores then provides Pep a hug #Pep pic.twitter.com/1JJWio5q2t

— The Pep (@GuardiolaTweets) April 14, 2021

An ecstatic Foden charged over to hug his supervisor earlier than being mobbed within the dugout following his 75th-minute winner on the Westfalenstadion. That got here after 17-year-old England starlet Jude Bellingham had handed the hosts a shock lead after simply 15 minutes, earlier than a penalty from Riyad Mahrez shifted the initiative again to the guests.

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For Foden, 20, his strike signaled his growing clout within the Metropolis ranks – and he wasted no time sending a message to Mbappe, an arguably much more influential star within the PSG line-up set to face Metropolis within the final 4.

@KMbappe are you prepared ? pic.twitter.com/GOnRg5gblJ

— Phil Foden (@PhilFoden) April 14, 2021

“[Mbappe] are you prepared,” Foden tweeted shortly after full-time in Germany, tagging his prolific 22-year-old rival and including a handshake emoji.        

On Tuesday, Mbappe and PSG had booked their spot within the semi-finals regardless of happening to a 1-Zero defeat at dwelling to defending champions Bayern Munich, with the French giants’ Three-2 win final week in Germany sufficient to see them advance on away objectives.

In the meantime, soccer followers in England hailed Guardiola’s mentorship of Foden and his precocious expertise. Fears had been expressed in earlier seasons that the Spaniard was utilizing the younger midfielder too sparingly for his personal good.

This marketing campaign, nonetheless, Foden has been trusted with way more game-time as he is firmly emerged because the inheritor to the position vacated by Metropolis legend David Silva when he returned to Spain earlier than the beginning of the season.

“Pep Guardiola’s administration of Phil Foden has been excellent,” crowed one common soccer account.

“It wasn’t so way back that individuals have been questioning whether or not or not he would get first-team minutes and now, at 20, he’s a completely pivotal cog of their first-team. It’s not all right down to their financial institution steadiness.” 

Pep Guardiola’s administration of Phil Foden has been excellent. It wasn’t so way back that individuals have been questioning whether or not or not he would get first-team minutes and now, at 20, he’s a completely pivotal cog of their first-team.

It’s not all right down to their financial institution steadiness.

— HLTCO (@HLTCO) April 14, 2021

Can't consider Guardiola came to visit right here and punctiliously nurtured Phil Foden till he blossomed into among the finest midfielders in Europe. The place have been the mortgage offers to Championship golf equipment???

— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) April 14, 2021

Gary Lineker was amongst these to reward each Foden and Dortmund star Bellingham, who had dazzled regardless of defeat for his staff. 

“So thrilling to see so many fantastic younger gamers in our recreation,” wrote the England icon-turned-TV pundit.

And one other younger English star absolutely wraps it up for @ManCity. The good @PhilFoden. So thrilling to see so many fantastic younger gamers in our recreation.

— Gary Lineker ? (@GaryLineker) April 14, 2021

Within the different half of the draw, Actual Madrid left Anfield with a Zero-Zero draw to e book their place within the final 4 with a Three-1 mixture win over Liverpool.

They may meet Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea staff of their semi-final conflict.

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