The footballing genius, grounded by the love of his family: How Man City's Phil Foden, 23, stays...

Nicknamed the 'Stockport Iniesta', Phil Foden is the young football genius with the world at his feet.

After making his senior international debut against Iceland in Reykjavik in September 2020, Foden and team-mate Mason Greenwood invited a beauty queen and her cousin back to their hotel – in breach of strict Covid quarantine rules. His father Phil snr, who ironically is a Manchester United fan, manages his son's career, while his mother Claire, also 43, is credited with keeping the young superstar's feet on the ground.

It stands just down the road from the £2.85million mansion he shares with partner Rebecca Cooke, 23, and their two children, son Ronnie, five, and daughter True. Scouted by Man City as a youngster, Foden worked his way through their academy and made his debut in 2017, aged 17 Read More From a brick terraced house to a £3m mansion... the incredible rise of Phil Foden who still goes by 'Ronnie' to family and friends to distinguish him from his Manchester United supporting father, Phil Sr In an interview with Esquire magazine, he encapsulated the reasons for his success on and off the pitch, saying: 'I wanted to be able to look after my family. 'But my job was just to keep focused on the game. My aim was to just enjoy myself.

Down the road is the Indian takeaway where Foden drops in to pick up his favourite £10 Balti dish to take round to visit friends. A clip of Foden revealing the modest bill for his trademark hairstyle went viral earlier this year as he left TNT pundits in stitches after scoring in a 3-1 Champions' League win over FC Copenhagen.

'Whenever he comes here, there's always people waiting outside the shop to catch sight of him,' said Kurdish owner Pasha Fade, 29, standing proudly next to a signed Manchester City shirt hanging on the wall. A photograph of Foden being served three bags of takeaway food is proudly shared on the restaurant's Facebook page - along with a comment about how 'nice and down to earth' he is.

Staying put: Despite his best effort, little Ronnie was thankfully unable to pull the cork from the bottle, though he is 13 years shy of the legal drinking age

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