Hidden Reason why Man City 23-year-old Midfielder Phil Foden was substituted for Oscar Bobb during Manchester city vs Aston villa match

With a big win over Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium, Phil Foden scored an amazing hat-trick to keep the pressure on Arsenal and Liverpool, who are also in the running for the Premier League title.

Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland were left on the bench by boss Pep Guardiola after the dull draw with Arsenal on Sunday. But the defending winners were still too strong for Villa, who lost goalie Emiliano Martinez to illness right before the game.

While they were away, Foden hit 21 goals, which was the most in the league. Rodri scored City’s first goal 11 minutes in, heading in Jeremy Doku’s cross at the near post.

On the break, Villa was dangerous, and Jhon Duran scored a low goal nine minutes later after Morgan Rogers made a nice pass. This tied the game.

Then Foden took over. Just before halftime, he scored a low free kick from 20 yards out that put City ahead again. Nicolo Zaniolo of Villa, on the other hand, did his part by facing away from the wall.

After Rodri did some good work, Foden scored a low shot past Robin Olsen, Villa’s backup goalie, to make it 2-0 to City in the 62nd minute. Not long after that, he scored his third goal with a beautiful shot from the edge of the area into the top corner.

City almost scored a fifth goal in extra time during the second half when Sergio Gomez hit Josko Gvardiol’s cut-back with his side foot.

City and Liverpool are now tied for first place in points after their win. City is now one point behind Liverpool, who plays Sheffield United at Anfield on Thursday night. They beat Luton Town and are now in first place.

It was clear why Phil Foden was taken off: he had scored the most goals and was important for the player to rest and avoid getting hurt since everyone was watching him.