Phil Foden shines with goal and assist as Man City secure first Champions League victory of season against Slovan Bratislava

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Phil Foden returned to form with a stellar performance, scoring a goal and providing an assist in just his second start of the season. Manchester City emerged victorious with a convincing 4-0 win against Slovan Bratislava.

The England midfielder made it 2-0 inside 15 minutes with a typically composed finish as City romped to their biggest win of the season, earning their first three points in the revamped Champions League group stage in the process.

Foden has had to be patient in his return to club football after Euro 2024 with a virus slowing his preparations for the season, but looked back in form in the Slovakian capital, with a delicate dink also setting up James McAtee for his side's fourth.

Ilkay Gundogan had put the visitors ahead even before Foden's early strike when his deflected effort wrong-footed Dominik Takac, while Erling Haaland scored his own customary goal after half-time after latching onto a ball in behind.

That took the Norwegian to 42 Champions League goals at the age of just 24, and moved him one behind Alessandro Del Piero and Neymar in the competition's all-time rankings.

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