The 23-year-old scored in the 3-3 draw with Tottenham – already his 60th Premier League goal involvement and coming on the back of an assist and goal in the Champions League win over RB Leipzig.
He has taken on a number of roles throughout his City career, making his debut as left-back and playing as a winger, false-nine and attacking midfielder.
And Lescott says he always makes a big impact wherever he plays, but enjoys his influence from a central position.
“Yes if he’s a winger he can go past players, but in the middle it’s an overload against the back four,” the former City title-winner said on Matchday Live’s post-match analysis.
“He’s exceptional wherever he plays. His debut for the first team was left-back. He loves it, and because he will play anywhere, if he plays in the middle, because he can go past people, like [former Spurs midfielder] Moussa Dembele, when he beat someone the game changed.
“Yaya Toure was the same, if you face your midfielder up and go past them, it changes the game.”
With Kevin De Bruyne out through injury so far this season, Lescott says that Foden has taken on the responsibility of trying to unlock defences.
And he says that he does it in a different way to the Belgium star but is still a hugely creative force.
“He’s taken on the burden of the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, done it in a different way and created opportunities in a different style,” Lescott added.
“He’s one of the few players who can receive the ball like that and all of a sudden create an opportunity.
“I still don’t think people know how fast he is, he’s a lot quicker than what people give him credit for. You see defenders try to stop him physically but he’s already past them. Foden is playing exceptionally well.”
Lescott also believes that Foden has set a high standard at such a young age and, with Euro 2024 coming up in the summer, is capable of magic moments for England as well.
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“Does he have to do more? No,” he said. “If he doesn’t get any better and plays as he is, he’s already one of the best we’ve ever produced in England.
“To expect more is hard. He’s set his bar so high so even to maintain that is so difficult.
“He’s still relatively young but you don’t need to produce something different every week. Like with City, and how we play, does it have to get better? No, others need to catch up.
“ He did produce that [on international duty], the games weren’t great but he produced moments that nobody else did.”
