Football came first, but here, on Father's Day, the City Academy graduate talks about his other great loves in life...
There is a hint of surprise in Phil Foden’s voice as he checks if he has heard correctly.
“We’re not talking about football?” he asks, whilst positioning himself in a chair in a quiet corner on the Academy side of the City Football Academy (CFA).
Moments earlier the 21-year-old wore a beaming smile as he met local school children from one of City in the Community’s educational programmes.
The smile returns, replacing the slightly puzzled expression on his face, when he hears that instead of football, we’ll be discussing two of his other great loves in life, fishing and fatherhood....
