It was his first Premier League start, and it was against an unambitious Cardiff City in a one-sided match run by the peerless Kevin de Bruyne . He has to get past the likes of Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Ilkay Gundogan, to name but three, just to get a Premier League start. True, it is worrying that young English players sometimes have limited club chances, but those who do force their way through have to be special. What is particularly striking about these young English players is how utterly assured they all seem. (Image: Reuters)Foden spoke of it being a ‘dream come true’ to make his first Premier League start, but he also had the look of a young man who knew it was an inevitability.

Source: Daily Mirror April 04, 2019 16:18 UTC