Phil Foden vs Wayne Rooney – how do the two players compare?

Phil Foden stunning hat trick against Aston Villa shakes up memories of A young Wayne Rooney as THE Manchester City Midfielder keep on going has impress This season.

THE 23 years star on Wednesday night, restoration The city lead just Before Half time with A free kick And add A second In THE 62nd minute Before to end her triple shortly after.

Her performance drew comparisons with Rooney post-match, with TNT Sports host Laura Woods saying: "THE third aim, especially. We were chat about This A second There is, Rio (Ferdinand) was saying he was almost as your Wayne Rooney moment, that something doesn't go RIGHT, You get angry, And You slam In A objective. »

Foden replied : "You know It is funny You said that because as I was celebrate I was walk with Jackie (Gréalais), he Also said about THE Wayne Rooney aim, said 'It is What he recalled Me of'."

Here, THE Pennsylvania news agency takes A look has how THE two players compare.

Goals

Wednesday nights discussion about THE two players came following THE similarity In THE type of aim marked.

Foden third aim sets off THE conversation as he secure her hat trick In sensational style with A to bump top corner finishing just moments After losing THE ball out THE box.

THE comparison has Rooney aim against Newcastle In 2005 follow up, Or THE Before broken A amazing stolen Since out THE area In THE high corner just moments are complain has THE arbitrator about A mistake that was not given.

Introduction has senior soccer

Both players had slightly different presentations has senior soccer, with Rooney quickly manufacturing A name For himself In THE high vol.

THE striker do her senior beginning For Everton In 2002 aged 16 against Tottenham And brand her First of all First League aim For THE Caramel In October that year with A Long range curling shot pass England goalie David Marine which bounced In disabled THE below of THE bar.

Rooney in net 17 goals In 77 appearances Before moving has Manchester United In 2004, but compared with has Rooney breakthrough, Foden has gradually ease In THE senior team has Manchester City.

After impressive In The city youth facility And For England In THE Under 17 World Cup, Foden was included In several match day Teams Before manufacturing her senior bow as A substitute For City In their Champions League shock against Feyenoord In November 2017.

He won her complete beginning In THE competition THE following month Before manufacturing her First League bow against Tottenham ten days later And Foden do five league appearances In total For THE club In THE 2017-18 season, gradually cementing her place In THE City line up on THE following seasons.

Style of play

Although Rooney was deployed as A striker For THE most part, he was able has play through THE Before double And used her pace GOOD has score And create objectives.

As GOOD as be implied In wider posts, towards THE END of her time with United Rooney abandoned In Midfielder, especially below director Louis van Gaal.

Foden poster A similar Versatility And THE left-handed Midfielder can play out wide Or In tackle midfielder.

Her best performances seem has come Since A more central position, which East Or he plays against Villa And admitted post-match that he favorite playing In THE middle.

Director Dynamism Guardiola Also believes playing centrally benefits Foden And said: "When Phil pieces In A central position he has A sense For goals And he proven he once again. »

Statistics

After bagging her second hat trick of THE season, Foden NOW moves on 21 goals In all competitions, A career best For him.

Her First of all senior triple came In THE Manchester Derby last campaign Or Foden And Erling Haaland both brand three times In The city 6-3 hammering of their neighbors.

Foden NOW has three First League hat tricks has her name has THE age of 23 And only needs another four has draw level with Rooney, WHO brand Seven In THE league.

Her total First League pointing adds up has 49 goals, with 81 In her Manchester City career generally, but he always has a lot of contagious up has TO DO with Rooney, WHO brand 208 times In THE high flight And bagged A club record 253 For Manchester United.