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RODRIGO SPEAKING TO TNT SPORTS 🗣
"We knew that we have to have players in the box, we have to arrive in the box to score goals and that was the message at the start of the game," he explained.
"I want to help the team, it's not my role to score goals but I want to score more and it's something I've been working on. Looking at myself after the games and if you want to improve you can do it."
He added on Phil Foden: "With this player he grows every single year. He can score whatever he wants, arriving in the box, he has a special quality, three today and so happy for him.
"Something we've been struggling with this season to face the teams at the top - beating Aston Villa 4-1 is not easy but we did it.
"We're there, we knew we had to do our homework. We did it and now we focus on the next game."
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GOAL 3
22:22
GOAL 2
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GOAL 1
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ONE, TWO, THREE
Shall we take a look at all three goals of Foden's hat-trick? Stay tuned to the next three posts!
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FULL-TIME: CITY 4-1 ASTON VILLA
Foden-inspired City deservedly collect three points at the Etihad Stadium. Get in.
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SO CLOSE
Gomez comes close to extending our lead but his effort curls just wide of Olsen's post.
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MOTM
Phil Foden is named Man of the Match after his sensational performance tonight which saw him hit a superb hat-trick. Well deserved 👏
CommentaryReporting by Sam Cox @mancity