Overview
- Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 at the Etihad, with Phil Foden scoring twice in a standout Champions League performance.
- Foden recorded his first Champions League brace and reached 20 goals in the competition, becoming the seventh Englishman to hit that mark and the second-youngest after Wayne Rooney.
- Pep Guardiola declared "Phil is back" and praised his effectiveness between the lines and his composed, pass-like finishing.
- The victory moved City up to fourth in their Champions League group, improving their position after earlier struggles.
- Foden’s display arrives just before Tuchel’s England squad announcement for World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, increasing expectations of a recall.