Man City star Phil Foden wants to emulate Marcus Rashford's achievements at Manchester United and has labelled his England teammate as a "great role model".
Ahead of Saturday's Manchester derby, Foden has spoken of his admiration for Rashford, who similarly broke through the United academy to become a first-team regular.
Foden has made eight Premier League appearances for City this season already as his role in the squad grows following the departure of David Silva.
The 20-year-old has insisted there is more to come from his game as he continues to develop and sees Rashford as the perfect example of a young player whose influence in their boyhood club has gradually grown.
“Rashford is a great role model,” Foden told The Times.
“He’s similar to me. He loves his club and has been through the academy and knows what it’s like. So it’s someone that I look up to, with him being English, and I would like to do the same as what he said, and stay at City for as long as possible.”
“I know I’m nowhere near the standard that I want to be,” he added.
“I have two Premier League winner’s medals, but I don’t feel like I’ve actually won them because I didn’t play a big part.
“I’m determined to play more games and play a big part in the league this year, but I know I need to be patient. I’m at Manchester City and we buy loads of players. We have the money to do that. We have a big squad, and it rotates all the time.”
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