Foden Scores Three as Manchester City Beats AEK Athens 5–1
Elliot Anderson scores his first City goal, and Erling Haaland stays on the bench
Phil Foden scored at the Etihad Stadium in the 34th, 65th and 76th minutes for his fourth hat trick for Manchester City, and set up Rayan Cherki for another goal in a 5–1 win over AEK Athens.
Enzo Maresca made eight changes from City's weekend win over Ipswich and started 17-year-old Floyd Samba up front. Erling Haaland was a substitute and did not play.
Elliot Anderson scored his first goal for City in the 12th minute, finishing the rebound after Enzo Fernández's free kick hit the crossbar. Foden's first goal came after a one-two with Rico Lewis. Stavros Pilios scored for AEK in the 52nd minute with its first shot on target, and Cherki restored the two-goal lead five minutes later.
Foden went 10 months without a goal before scoring against Ipswich on the weekend.
City has six points from three matches. AEK has three.
Phil Foden scored three goals and set up another, and Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5–1 at the Etihad Stadium without using Erling Haaland, who stayed on the bench.
The crowd was 40,042.
Enzo Maresca made eight changes from City's weekend win over Ipswich and started 17-year-old Floyd Samba up front.
City went ahead in the 12th minute. Enzo Fernández's free kick hit the crossbar, and Elliot Anderson finished the rebound from close range for his first goal for the club.
Foden made it 2–0 in the 34th minute after a one-two with Rico Lewis, finishing from the right side of the six-yard box.
AEK pulled one back in the 52nd minute. Stavros Pilios scored from the left side of the box with the visitors' first shot on target.
City answered five minutes later. Foden passed to Rayan Cherki, who used a drag-back and finished from the center of the box for 3–1.
Ryan McAidoo replaced Samba in the 62nd minute. Three minutes later, Foden scored again from another Lewis pass. In the 76th minute, he finished McAidoo's cross from close range to complete his fourth hat trick for City.
Foden went 10 months without a goal before scoring against Ipswich on the weekend.
City had 63.6 percent of possession and took 17 shots, seven on target. AEK took 11 shots, three on target. City completed 635 of 680 passes and had eight corners. Joško Gvardiol received the match's only yellow card.
Haaland was among the substitutes and did not come on.
City has six points from three matches. AEK has three, three behind City.