Foden Final Appearance Felt Like A 'charity' Substitution - Rooney

Foden has now collected 18 trophies since breaking done into nan first-team arsenic a teen and was called up to nan expanded England squad for nan forthcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.

But location are mobility marks arsenic to whether he will make nan trim for this summer's World Cup, while he grounded to make it disconnected nan chair successful past week's Champions League last-16 2nd limb necktie against Real Madrid, pinch City suffering a 5-1 nonaccomplishment connected aggregate.

Speaking connected nan BBC's Wayne Rooney Show, nan erstwhile Manchester United guardant said: "I felt sad for him but not sad because he is coming connected successful a cup final.

"There was a crippled a fewer days agone erstwhile he didn't moreover get connected nan pitch. If that was Max Dowman coming connected astatine nan end, you would deliberation bully experience. But to spot Phil Foden coming connected successful a cup final, it felt for illustration a kindness sub to get him connected nan pitch.

"I don't cognize what has happened, he is simply a apical player. It feels unusual he can't get anyplace adjacent nan team. It feels for illustration thing has gone connected there.

"I thought Foden was successful bully shape but each of a abrupt we haven't seen him get immoderate minutes. Firstly he will beryllium pleased they won nan cup but from a selfish constituent of view, he would person wanted to beryllium retired location and having an influence.

"That will beryllium a reliable 1 for him."