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Phil Foden believes England are enjoying \u201cgreat times\u201d and is relishing being among a wealth of attacking options, even if they mean he is not a certain starter at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n
The Manchester City forward started England\u2019s 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night as the hosts secured qualification to next summer\u2019s finals in Germany.<\/p>\n
The Euro 2020 runners-up will no doubt be among the favourites to win the tournament after another strong showing throughout the qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are definitely great times for England,\u201d said Foden.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve reached a final now and we want to keep doing that. We\u2019ve had a taste for it and we want to be in the big games and the big occasions and we\u2019ve got experience on the pitch to do that so we are enjoying it.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI thought it was a brilliant performance. I thought our defensive work was really good. When you come up against the likes of Italy you\u2019ve got to defend sometimes because they have a great quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe showed that throughout the game, not just attacking, but the defending side as well so I\u2019m delighted with the result. That\u2019s where we want to be, beating these big teams so we are really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
A treble-winner with City last season, Foden now has 29 senior England caps but is not an automatic starter for his country.<\/p>\n
\nWe’ve reached a final now and we want to keep doing that. We’ve had a taste for it and we want to be in the big games<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Boss Gareth Southgate has plenty of attacking talent at his disposal, with Arsenal\u2019s Bukayo Saka, who missed this international break with a foot injury, arguably ahead of Foden in the current pecking order.<\/p>\n
\u201cBukayo is a quality player, every time he puts on an England shirt he is at least a seven out of 10,\u201d Foden told BBC Radio 5Live.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a fantastic player and it\u2019s exciting, because we\u2019ve still got big players to come back and help us as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it shows the depth of the squad and, if I\u2019m not starting, I want to come on and try and change the game, so I\u2019m here to help the team as best as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n