In the past, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland have looked to be on different wavelengths but the duo are now complementing each other

ENGLAND football star Phil Foden has called in ­lawyers after sick internet trolls falsely claimed one of his children had died and another has cancer. The father of three has enlisted an

A Phil Foden double with certain similarities meant that this is as close as Haaland has come to being upstaged by anyone else at Manchester City this season. Many a match has lent itself to the theory that they are over-reliant on their giant talisman for goals but this was not one of them.

England coach Thomas Tuchel knows how good Phil Foden is. But Foden's Champions League brace was a timely reminder of his immense talent.

Manchester City recorded an impressive win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and it was Phil Foden who stole the show despite all the pre-game hype around Erling Haaland. Everyone expected Haaland to make an impact against his former club, and that he did, popping up with a goal just before the half-hour mark at the Etihad.

As for Haaland, the Norwegian’s finish made him the first player to score in five consecutive Champions League games for three different clubs (including Red Bull Salzburg and Dortmund). Elsewhere for City, Savinho recovered from a difficult game against Bournemouth to star in the victory.

Celebration to add in FC 26!Phil Foden opened the scoring for Manchester City this Wednesday evening against Borussia Dortmund, on the occasion of the 4th matchday of the Champions League group

With Nico O'Reilly scoring the final goal in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday, Phil Foden made it two in a row for academy graduates and without Haaland, passing the ball beautifully past Gregor Kobel after being left in acres of space in the edge of the box.