SM
Aston Villa vs. Chelsea: 3 hrs
Upcoming predictions and previews
NC
FA Cup | Fifth Round
Feb 16, 2019 at 5.30pm UK
 
MC

1-4

Amond (88')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sane (51'), Foden (75', 89'), Mahrez (94')

Foden targets European glory as City march on domestically

:Headline: Foden targets European glory as City march on domestically: ID:350603: from db_amp
The 18-year-old midfielder scored two goals in a game for the first time in his senior career.

Phil Foden sees Champions League glory as the main prize as Manchester City continue to fight on four fronts.

The Premier League leaders remain in the hunt for a historic quadruple and meet Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup final at Wembley next Sunday.

Before that City, who reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup by beating Newport 4-1 on Saturday, return to Champions League action with a last-16 tie at Schalke on Wednesday.

Foden scored twice at Rodney Parade – the first double of his senior career – and the 18-year-old Stockport-born midfielder impressed throughout, with TV presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker describing him as "a great talent".

"It's been a long while, it feels like it's been gone for ages," Foden said of the Champions League's two-month break.

"I'm looking forward to getting back to the Champions League.

"That's the main one, so we'll see if we can get a result in that.

"We are still in all competitions and we want to keep fighting for every one – and hopefully we can win them all.

"We're going to try. We know it's very difficult, don't get me wrong. But I can't see why we can't do it."

City had to overcome resilient League Two opponents 82 places below them in the English pyramid, and a bobbly pitch that was bare in places to make the last eight of the FA Cup.

Newport had a gilt-edged chance to open the scoring through Tyreeq Bakinson and became only the fifth team this season to prevent Pep Guardiola's team from scoring in the first half.

But Leroy Sane struck six minutes after the interval, and Foden scored either side of Padraig Amond's chip before Riyad Mahrez added a fourth in stoppage-time.

"We are Premier League footballers so we can handle any pitch," Foden said.

"It was always going to be a difficult game on the pitch, but in the end we showed our quality.

"It was tight but we just had to keep doing what we were doing, and that was the message at half-time.

"We knew they would tire and they did in the end."

Newport return to the fourth tier having made over £1million from reaching the fifth round for the first time in 70 years.

Wins over Leicester and Middlesbrough furthered a giant-killing reputation established last season when Leeds were beaten at Rodney Parade and Tottenham were held before a Wembley replay was lost 2-0.

Several County players have appeared as if they could perform regularly at a higher level, none more so than Irish striker Amond whose late chip gave him a goal in every round.

"I'm disappointed that we've lost the game and we're out of the cup, but in years to come that's going to be something I'm very proud of," Amond said.

"Also the fact that I've scored against the best team in Europe.

"Pep came over after the game and congratulated me that I'd scored, and when you hear that from someone like him it means a lot.

"It's been a great run, you have kids wanting to play for Newport County and maybe before that they wanted to play for Cardiff, Bristol, Swansea. The club can be very proud to inspire a new generation."

amp_article__350603 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2019-02-17 09:40:17:
html db last update - 2021-03-03 21:53:18 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Phil Foden

Click here for more stories about Manchester City

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal34245582265677
2Manchester CityMan City33237380324876
3Liverpool35229477364175
4Aston Villa34206871502166
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs32186865491660
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd33165125150153
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle331551369541550
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham351310125665-949
9Chelsea32138116157447
10Bournemouth34129134960-1145
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton331111115254-244
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves34127154654-843
13Fulham34126165054-442
14Crystal Palace34109154456-1239
15Brentford3498175259-735
16Everton34118153648-1233
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3479184260-1826
18Luton TownLuton3467214775-2825
19Burnley3458213769-3223
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd3437243392-5916
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .