The England international inspired City to a last-gasp win over Leeds.

Phil Foden now sees himself as a leader at Manchester City with a duty to ease the goalscoring burden on Erling Haaland.

The England midfielder played that role brilliantly with a double strike, including a stoppage-time winner, as City survived a Leeds fightback to snatch a dramatic 3-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

It maintained the 25-year-old’s return to form following his struggles of last season, having also struck twice against Borussia Dortmund, played a starring role in a defeat of Liverpool and been recalled by England in recent weeks.

Foden said: “I’m just feeling better about my game. I would say I’ve become more mature.

“I think now I’m one of the leaders as well, maybe not as a captain, b

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