Paul Scholes claims Phil Foden is already a ‘higher participant’ than a Premier League and England legend… as he hails the Man Metropolis star for taking his recreation to ‘one other degree’ this season TERMAN WEBSITE

Paul Scholes has hailed Phil Foden’s contribution to Manchester Metropolis’s title problem this season, insisting he’s already a ‘higher participant’ than a Premier League legend.

Foden produced a match-winning efficiency within the Manchester Derby on Sunday, with 23-year-old’s brace serving to Pep Guardiola’s aspect come from behind to earn a 3-1 win.

The 23-year-old opened his account for the day with a shocking long-range strike to drag his aspect degree – after Marcus Rashford’s spectacular opener – earlier than the England star discovered the again of the online once more within the eightieth minute.

Erling Haaland sealed the victory over Manchester United final on.

Man United legend Scholes joined the plaudits for Foden’s efficiency by evaluating the midfielder to Chelsea and England nice Frank Lampard.

Phil Foden scored twice as Man Metropolis beat Man United 3-1 within the Manchester derby on Sunday

Man United legend Paul Scholes claimed Foden has taken his recreation to a different degree this season

Scholes stated Foden is a greater participant than Frank Lampard and has his match profitable qualities

Scholes insisted that Foden is an total higher participant, however believes the Man Metropolis star has now added the match profitable qualities Lampard demonstrated all through his profession.

‘This season he [Foden] has taken it to a brand new degree, the place his objectives at vital instances are probably profitable league titles,’ Scholes stated on Premier League Productions.

‘That’s once you take your recreation to a different degree, he’s nonetheless 23 and there’s nonetheless a lot to come back from him, he has change into a league winner.    

‘He is a greater footballer than Frank Lampard however Frank Lampard scored objectives and gained leagues for his membership from midfield.

‘You count on centre-forwards to do it. Haaland, you simply count on his numbers, you count on Michael Owen’s numbers when the crew is doing nicely.

‘However from a midfield viewpoint, you have actually obtained to take the sport by the scruff of the neck and say: “Proper, I’ll get us again into this recreation, I’ll win us leagues, I’ll win us video games”.

‘I feel Frank Lampard was like that and I feel Phil Foden is beginning to do this, goals-wise.

‘Phil Foden is a a lot better footballer than Frank Lampard was, do not get me mistaken, however Frank gained leagues for his crew due to the contribution he made in midfield, in massive video games particularly.’

Foden has scored 18 objectives in 40 matches in all competitions this season, together with 11 within the Premier League.

Scholes comparability is excessive reward with three-time title winner Lampard the sixth highest scorer in Premier League historical past with 177 objectives, the very best tally achieved by a midfielder.

Man Metropolis’s derby victory saved Pep Guardiola’s aspect a degree behind leaders Liverpool forward of the run-in, with Foden hoping to safe a sixth league title since breaking into the primary crew set-up.

Guardiola has claimed Foden within the Premier League’s best participant this season, earlier than claiming his means to take cost of matches in decisive moments reminds him of a younger Messi.