Phil Foden hails “sensational” team-mate after brilliant Club Brugge performance
Joao Cancelo claims 3 assists
Manchester City did their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League a world of good with a convincing 4-1 victory over Club Brugges at the Etihad stadium.
One of the major talking points of the game was the performance of Portuguese full-back Joao Cancelo. The defender (who often rampages forward) picked up three assists for the Citizens in an all-round exceptional performance.
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In doing so, he became the first defender since Achraf Hakimi (in 2018) to provide a hat-trick of assists in a Champions League game, a truly impressive feat. Traditionally a right-back, Cancelo has been playing on the left of defence more often in recent months due to Benjamin Mendy’s legal suspension and issues with fitness for Oleksander Zinchenko.
João Cancelo’s game by numbers vs. Club Brugge:
134 touches
108 passes
91% pass accuracy
14 passes into the box
11 passes into the final ⅓
7 chances created
6 touches in opp. box
5 ball recoveries
3 shots
3 assists
3 duels won
3 interceptions
2 tackles made
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Foden dishes out high praise for his team-mate
Now, Phil Foden, a record-breaker himself against Club Brugge, has come out with high praise for his teammate.
“If one of the attackers is having an off day we need someone coming up with the goals and assists and he is always there in the big moments in the big games.
“We know he has got that quality in front of goal and he is sensational.”
“Joao is one of the best if not the best attacking full backs in world football right now, he is always adding goals and assists,”
Both Foden and Cancelo will be hoping they can continue their good form this weekend, when they take on Manchester United for the derby spoils, a game which they must win or risk falling eight points behind early pace-setters Chelsea.
[Quotes via Man City’s official website]
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