Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has claimed that Phil Foden is already a better player than Chelsea icon Frank Lampard was.
Scholes’ praise comes after the Manchester City man scored an excellent brace in the Manchester derby to earn the Citizens a 3-1 victory on Sunday.
Man United initially took the lead and went into the half-time interval 1-0 up after a stunning strike from Marcus Rashford. However, Foden’s brace turned the tide before Erling Haaland got in on the scoresheet too.
The former Man United midfielder emphasised Lampard’s pivotal contribution to Chelsea through his midfield goal-scoring prowess.
He asserted that although Foden is already better than Lampard in terms of technical quality, his growing capacity to score goals is making him an even more valuable asset for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Via The Boot Room, Scholes stated, “Look, Phil Foden is a better footballer than Frank Lampard, but Lampard scored goals and won leagues for his club from midfield.
“You expect strikers to score goals; you expect the numbers from Haaland or from Michael (Owen) when the team is playing well. But from a midfield point of view, you’ve really got to take the game by the neck and say, ‘Right, I’m going to get us back into this; I’m going to win us this game.”
He continued, “I think Frank Lampard was like that, and I think Phil Foden is starting to do that goals-wise.
“Look, Phil’s a much better footballer than Frank, but Frank won leagues for his team because of his contribution from midfield in big games, especially, and I think we’re seeing the same thing now from Phil Foden, definitely.”
Lampard scored over 200 goals for Chelsea during his time at the club and won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, and the Champions League.
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